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• Orlando Health Unveils Name for Highly Anticipated Proton Therapy Center

  ORLANDO, FL. (March 8, 2016) – In just a matter of weeks Orlando Health will open the first proton therapy center in Central Florida, providing patients with a valuable new tool in the fight against cancer. Now, that center has a name, and one with special meaning - The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy. Marjorie Williams, a patient at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, passed away in September of 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. In her memory, her husband, Leonard, and the Williams Family Foundation is providing a leadership gift in her name to Orlando Health to support proton therapy treatment.

• Orlando Health Treats First Pediatric Patient using Proton Therapy

  ORLANDO, FL. (May 26, 2016) – When Zayne Burton’s parents, Lori and Chaz, heard the diagnosis that their 12-year-old son had a medullablastoma, a tumor of the brain and spine, they were in shock. Quickly, however, their focus turned to treating the curable cancer so their son could go on to live a healthy life. Their journey brought them to The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, which had just opened, becoming the first proton center in Central Florida to treat patients us-ing proton beams, a type of radiation therapy, to shrink tumors. Just weeks after his diagnosis and surgery to remove the tumor, Zayne, a 7th grader from Orlando, began proton therapy treatment at UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health, becoming the first pediatric patient treated in Central Florida with this revolutionary treatment option.

• Patient uses physical therapy to overcome paraplegia, stand up with his bride during wedding ceremony

  David Kellam works hard in physical therapy to stand at his wedding.

• Orlando Health Proton Therapy Reaches Treatment Milestone

  ORLANDO, Florida, July 24, 2019 – Central Florida’s only proton therapy center is reaching a major milestone this week.

• From Cancer Patient to Pet Therapy Volunteer

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor
  

• Orlando Health Opens Proton Therapy Center, First in Central Florida

  Central Florida now has a valuable new tool in the fight against cancer. Orlando Health has officially opened The Marjorie and Leonard Williams Center for Proton Therapy, bringing state-of-the-art cancer treatment options to those battling cancer in Central Florida. The center, the first to offer proton therapy treatments in Central Florida, joins an elite group of proton therapy centers around the world. It is the third proton therapy center to open in the state of Florida and only the 23rd in the nation. Currently there are 67 proton therapy centers worldwide.

• Sixth-Grader Philanthropist Raises Funds for Pet Therapy Program

  Aubrey Anthony, sixth-grader and daughter of team member Melissa Anthony, director, Foundation Event Planning, demonstrated that you

• PetSmart Charities Donation Expands Pet Therapy Program at Orlando Health

  Orlando, FL (May 10, 2018) –North America’s leading animal welfare funder is helping Central Florida patients experience the healing power of pets.

• LifeBridge 10000 developing cancer therapy with electric fields

  By the time Peter Travers’ wife took her last breath in May 2016, she had fought cancer 12 times over the span of 18 years.

• Orlando Health Cancer Institute Introduces CAR T-Cell Therapy

  Orlando, FL (January 6, 2023) – Orlando Health Cancer Institute has added CAR T-cell therapy as a new option for treating advanced blood cancers.