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MD Anderson Awarded $1.5 million Research Grant The Bulk of the Funds Go Toward Bladder Cancer Research
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Adds Five Oncologists to Team M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando welcomes five oncologists to its team.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Names New Medical and Scientific Director Mark Roh, MD has been appointed the cancer center’s Medical and Scientific Director
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Receives $1.5 Million to Fund Cancer Research The funding will be used by to find new methods to diagnosis and treat bladder and lung cancer
Thoracic Surgical Oncologist Begins Practice at South Seminole Hospital Luis Herrera, MD a thoracic surgical oncologist with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando will now provide services at South Seminole Hospital in Longwood.
‘Medical Marker’ Award Presented to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando’s Cancer Research Institute Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer presented the award to Clarence Brown, MD
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando and Women Playing For T.I.M.E. ® Celebrate Arrival of Central Florida's First Dragon Boat The WPFT dragon boat is a part of the ORC Dragon Boat Program and will be housed at Lake Fairview
Orlando Health Board of Directors selects the organization's next president/CEO Orlando Health executive Sherrie Sitarik gets the nod
Orlando Health collects 24 pallets of supplies for Haiti Partners with Harvest Time International to deliver supplies
Orlando Health Takes the Art of Parking to New Heights New parking garage advances campus and community’s beautification and redevelopment efforts with 61’ tall palm tree murals
M. D. Anderson - Orlando patient enrolls in groundbreaking clinical trial to fight Glioblastoma A brain cancer patient at M. D. Anderson - Orlando becomes the second person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking clinical trial to fight Glioblastoma.
Women Playing For T.I.M.E. ® and Orlando Rowing Club Raise Valuable Funds to Fight Breast Cancer at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Through a New Partnership, WPFT and the Orlando Rowing Club Help Support Local Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Receives $1.3 million to Support Cancer Research The donation of $1.3 million dollars, funded by the Arnold D. Palmer Charitable Trust, will establish the Winnie Palmer Endowed Directorship breast cancer
Pink Lemonade Stand Raises Nearly $24,000 for M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Two third graders present the proceeds from their sale to honor mother and to fight breast cancer
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando Launches Central Florida’s First Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic The Clinic will provide long term physical and emotional healthcare needs to breast cancer survivors who have no evidence of active cancer.


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