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According to the Florida Cancer Data System, nearly one in 10 Floridians have some form of
skin cancer. Studies show that one person dies of melanoma every hour, and rates of non-
melanoma skin cancer have increased by 77 percent over the past 10 years. On average, it
takes 12 months after noticing a suspicious mark before getting it looked at by an expert. The

single most critical factor for improving chances of survival for skin cancer is early detection.

About Miami Cancer Institute
Miami Cancer Institute is a next-generation cancer treatment destination known for its leading

clinical care and research, compassionate patient experience and state-of-the-art technology –
including the first proton therapy center in South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean, and
the only radiation oncology program in the world with each of the latest radiation therapies in
one place. The Institute offers an impressive roster of established community oncologists and
renowned cancer experts, clinical researchers and genomic scientists recruited from the
nation’s top cancer centers. As Florida’s only member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK)

Cancer Alliance, Miami Cancer Institute is part of a deep and functional collaboration that
affords patients access to innovative treatments right here at home and ensures that the
standards of care developed by our multidisciplinary disease management teams match those
at MSK. Heralded nationally as one of the “hybrid” cancer centers of the future, Miami Cancer

Institute combines high-quality community-based cancer care with the best of an academic
cancer center, including innovative clinical trials tied to research and genomics and disease-
specific surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists who are experts in their fields.
For more information, visit MiamiCancerInstitute.com.

Miami Cancer Institute part of Baptist Health South Florida, the largest healthcare organization

in the region, with 10 hospitals (Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children’s Hospital, Bethesda Hospital
East, Bethesda Hospital West, Doctors Hospital, Fishermen’s Community Hospital, Homestead
Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital), more
than 40 physician practices, 50 outpatient and urgent care facilities, Baptist Health Medical

Group, Baptist Health Quality Network and internationally renowned centers of excellence
spanning across Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. A not-for-profit
organization supported by philanthropy and committed to our faith-based charitable mission of
medical excellence, Baptist Health has more than 19,500 employees and more than 3,000
affiliated physicians. Baptist Health South Florida has been recognized by Fortune as one of the
100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most

Ethical Companies. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/newsroom and connect with us