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• Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center First to Dose Patient in New Breast Cancer Study

  Orlando, Florida (March 27, 2018) – Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center is the first to dose a patient in a study for an experimental drug to treat metastatic breast cancer in post-menopausal women.           

• 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.

• Domestic Medical Tourism Has more Patients Flocking to Florida for Treatment

  The development of domestic medical tourism.

• Orlando Health Leads the Way in Protecting Prostate Cancer Patients from Radiation Side Effects

  Orlando, FL (May 31, 2023) – Orlando Health Cancer Institute is leading the way in protecting prostate cancer patients from the harmful side effects of radiation therapy. The health system became the first in Central Florida to offer Barrigel, an advanced protective barrier that significantly reduces the exposure of the rectum to high doses of radiation during treatment.

• Cancer Genetics Center Opens At UF Health Cancer Center; Orlando Health Providing Road Map For High-Risk Patients

  The specialized center is streamlined to care for high-risk patients, including those with genetic links to cancer.

• Orlando Health is first in Florida to use device that repositions patients up to 750 pounds in hospital bed

  Orlando, FL (September 23, 2024) Orlando Health is the first healthcare system in Florida to use the Hercules Patient Repositioning system, an automated device able to reposition patients in a hospital bed. The system, which can accommodate patients who weigh up to 750 pounds, increases the comfort of patients, optimizes the safety of clinical team members and streamlines clinical workflows.

• New High-Tech Treatment Extending Lives of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

  By Diana Lomont, Editorial Contributor

• 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 Internal Medicine practice earns national recognition for patient-centered care

  Patient-Centered Medical Home™ standards emphasize enhanced care through patient-clinician affiliation.

• Orlando Health Shares Medical Outcomes With Patients And Families Using Digital Technology Inside Hospital

  How Orlando Health is taking its quality and patient care initiative to the next level.