Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in adults. World-renowned myeloma researcher, Dr. Ola Landgren, is bringing his expertise directly to patients as the new Chief of Sylvester’s myeloma program. He explains how innovative new therapies are prolonging the lives of patients who are thriving like never before. Inas Elattar is one of those patients.

Dr. Alan Pollack is the chair of radiation oncology and interim deputy director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more information on the Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center at UHealth, please visit this website or the UHealth health news blog. PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT CENTER OPENSAt Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, patients are now being treated with proton therapy, an advanced type of radiation that is extremely precise. The Dwoskin Proton Therapy Center, located behind UHealth Tower in Miami’s health district, opened Sept. 22, 2020, and is named after Steven Dwoskin for his generous gift to support cancer research at Sylvester and the new cutting-edge facility. This is the only proton treatment center in Florida located at an NCI-designated cancer center.

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