TAMPA, Fla. — A multi-institutional study led by Moffitt Cancer Center found that percutaneous hepatic perfusion using a melphalan hepatic delivery system may help patients with a rare eye cancer that has spread to their liver. This disease, known as metastatic uveal melanoma, is traditionally very hard to treat and usually has poor outcomes. The phase 3 FOCUS trial, published in […]
LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Regional Health has recently welcomed the following new providers to their medical staff. All providers listed below are accepting patients for care. Primary Care- Adriene Avripas, APRNAdriene Avripas, APRN, is a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of medical settings and specialties, including behavioral
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“Make your mess your message.” For JaVonne Williams, 57, this mantra carries a powerful meaning. Diagnosed with Stage III HR positive Her-2 negative breast cancer four years ago, she has faced chemotherapy, radiation, and a double mastectomy. Now, thanks to her care team at the AdventHealth Cancer Institute, she is embarking on a new journey this
Nearly $2 million has been raised to create the center, which offers free therapies for cancer patients and their families DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– AdventHealth Daytona Beach, in partnership with the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation, officially opened the doors to the SherryStrong Integrative Wellness Center on Feb. 14, offering cancer patients and their families healing beyond traditional
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Dany K. Barrak, MD, a Watson Clinic General Surgery and Surgical Oncology specialist, is the first surgeon in the area to perform two recent groundbreaking procedures. The first procedure, performed earlier this summer, involved the removal of a cancerous rectal tumor utilizing advanced robotic technology. “Sometimes it’s very difficult getting to those areas that
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Orlando, Fla. –“The only way through it is through it.” Breast cancer survivor Kristin Harmel had the first letters of each word in this phrase engraved on a ring in December 2022 as a reminder during her upcoming three-month chemotherapy treatment of how she planned to fight through the most difficult chapter of her life.
Survivor Turns Breast Cancer Diagnosis Into Mission to Help Others by REBEKAH PIERCE For most of us, celebrating our birthdays means lighting some candles on a cake, perhaps enjoying a nice dinner out with family and friends, or going on a relaxing weekend trip. Caitlyn Grady’s 40th birthday plans looked a lot different last year.
by DR. JOY JACKSON Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women except for skin cancer. In the United States, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes. Every 13 minutes, a woman dies from the disease. In Polk County, breast cancer death rates remain a significant concern, with 124.2 deaths per
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People have been turning to herbal supplements since the beginning of time. In fact, many people prefer to use herbs in their daily routines instead of medications because of the “natural” claims. Unfortunately, it’s not as cut and dry as that, and a recent study out of the University of Michigan underscores that point. The
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