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Significant New Findings about Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Patients from the Caribbean
A new gene-sequencing study is led by a team at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with clinicians and researchers from various Caribbean countries
Newswise Judith Hurley, M.D., an oncologist and researcher at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been studying racial disparities in breast cancer rates since 2002. After Dr. Hurley noticed that many of her Bahamian breast cancer patients were unusually young, she asked colleagues about this anomaly. They, too, had observed that their own Bahamian patients were pre-menopausal.
The FDA has approved melphalan flufenamide (Pepaxto; melflufen) for use in combination with dexamethasone to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
South Florida law firm The Markarian Group recently named local education and civic leader
Alexandria Ayala as its director of communications and community engagement, continuing the practice’s longstanding commitment to improving the quality of life for area residents. Ayala, the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Palm Beach County School Board, brings a decade of experience in community advocacy, government and legislative affairs. “Alexandria’s Palm Beach County involvement and governmental knowledge made her the perfect person to lead our community engagement efforts,” said Dave Markarian, managing partner of The Markarian Group. Raised in Palm Springs, Ayala graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in journalism studies. The Markarian Group serves the legal needs of businesses and individuals from the Treasure Coast to the Florida Keys.