Florida Health Care Insider
Florida Health Care Insider is a podcast, brought to you by Cleveland Clinic in Florida and the South Florida Business Journal, featuring physicians and leaders discussing life-changing innovations in health care informed by extensive research. Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. A pioneer of many medical breakthroughs, Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care.
Florida Health Care Insider
Cleveland Clinic in Florida is a destination for advanced, collaborative cancer care
Through its accredited cancer centers and specialized care teams, Cleveland Clinic in Florida provides innovative treatment options to patients.
In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Zeina Nahleh, MD, regional chair of hematology-oncology and vice chief of the Cancer Institute and the medical director of the Maroone Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, explains what distinguishes Cleveland Clinic’s cancer care program from others.
“The cancer program in Cleveland Clinic here in Florida provides advanced cancer care using the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies and innovative treatment,” said Nahleh. “We don’t just focus on treatment with chemotherapy and radiation and surgery. It’s not just (about) providing these services but also studying the best way to do this and deliver these programs.
“Cancer care does not stop at the end of treatment,” said Nahleh. “In fact, it continues throughout life. We are committed to taking care of our patients throughout the spectrum of their disease.”
Listen to this episode to hear about:
- How Cleveland Clinic in Florida reaches out to the community (2:48)
- The importance of clinical research (5:50)
- Support services that are part of the integrated oncology and holistic approach to cancer care (10:56)
- Cleveland Clinic in Florida’s vision of providing cancer care (19:58)
Learn more at ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Cancer.
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