Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer
Smoking associated with mutations linked to myelodysplastic syndrome
SAN DIEGO — Genetic mutations related to myelodysplastic syndrome occurred significantly more often among people who smoked than nonsmokers, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Three women junior faculty named NCI K12 faculty scholars
Three Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine women junior faculty members have been named NCI K12 2024 faculty scholars.
Social media expands access to knowledge, collaboration in ‘team sport’ of oncology
Social media can be a valuable tool to advance oncology research, promote professional development, and encourage connection and communication in the field, according to a speaker at ASCO Annual Meeting.
Bereavement care, often an ‘afterthought,’ should be public health priority
Health care institutions and their staffs must take action to ensure bereavement care shifts from “an afterthought to a public health priority,” according to a position paper published in The Lancet Public Health.
‘Spectacular’ accomplishments in multiple myeloma have led to a shift in patient outcomes
Within the past 2 decades, multiple myeloma has shifted from a highly lethal diagnosis to a condition that will no longer shorten the lifespan for many patients.
Model uses AI to predict prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma
Researchers at several institutions collaborated to develop the first computational model that predicts prognosis for patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma based on tumor genomics and treatments.
MRI-guided radiation with AI allows for real-time monitoring of glioblastoma treatment response
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Miami devised an MRI-guided radiation therapy technique using machine learning that may allow for real-time monitoring of glioblastoma treatment response.
‘Our community is suffering’: Study aims to identify needs of Latino cancer survivors
By 2023, there will be about 4 million Latino cancer survivors in the United States, representing approximately one-fifth of the survivorship population.
Misdiagnosis of MDS common, may lead to harmful consequences
Misdiagnoses of myelodysplastic syndrome appeared common among patients included in MDS Natural History Study, according to study results published in Blood Advances.
Cancers with high incidence among racial/ethnic minorities receive less research funding
Federal research funding appeared to be allocated more toward cancer types with higher incidence among white people than members of other racial and ethnic groups, according to a study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.