BounceBackfromCancer™isapartnershipbetweenTheMiamiHEATandBaptist HealthFoundationtoraisecriticalfundstohelpthenot-for-profitBaptistHealth MiamiCancerInstituteachieveitsvisionofaworldwithoutcancer.
Canceristhesecond-leadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates.Oneintwomen andoneinthreewomenwillbediagnosedwithcancerintheirlifetimes.BounceBack fromCancer™isamovementtohelpdefeatthosestatisticsthroughcommunity events.
Astheregion’sonlycancercenterselectedasaMemorialSloanKetteringCancer Alliancemember,MiamiCancerInstituteisredefiningcollaborationbetweena globally-acclaimedcancerresearchinstitutionandacommunity-basedcancer center.Together,theycombineexpertise,insights,diagnostics,targetedtherapies, advancedtechnologies,dataandconsultation,allforthebenefitofcancerpatients.
FundsraisedthroughBounceBackfromCancer™willhelpMiamiCancerInstitute conductbreakthroughresearchandclinicaltrialsthatwillleadtoeffectivenew treatments,andeventuallyacure.
AboutBaptistHealthMiamiCancerInstitute MiamiCancerInstitutebringstoSouthFloridaaccesstopersonalizedclinical treatmentsandcomprehensivesupportservicesdeliveredwithunparalleled compassion.Noothercancerprogramintheregionhasthecombinationof cancer-fightingexpertiseandadvancedtechnology—includingthefirstproton therapycenterinSouthFlorida,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean;andoneofthe onlyradiationoncologyprogramsintheworldwitheachofthenewestradiation therapiesinoneplace todiagnoseanddeliverprecisecancertreatmentsthat achievethebestoutcomesandimprovethelivesofcancerpatients.The Instituteoffersanimpressiverosterofestablishedcommunityoncologistsand renownedexperts,clinicalresearchersandgenomicscientistsrecruitedfrom thenation’stopcancercenters.
MiamiCancerInstituteispartofBaptistHealthSouthFlorida,thelargest healthcareorganizationintheregion,with12hospitals,morethan28,000 employees,4,000physiciansand200outpatientcenters,urgentcarefacilities andphysicianpracticesthroughoutMiami-Dade,Monroe,BrowardandPalm Beachcounties.
BounceBackfromCancer™Impact Throughsupportofclinicaltrialsandresearch,BounceBackfromCancer™ donorsarehelpingfindnewwaystoprevent,treatandcurevariousdiseases andconditions.Yourgenerosityhelpseducatethemedicalcommunityon methodsofdiagnosis,treatmentandprevention.
ResearchAssociates ResearchassociatesplayapivotalroleatMiamiCancerInstitute,servingasthe backboneoftheinstitution'sscientificendeavors.Theircontributionsextend acrossvariousdomains,fromconductingvitalexperimentstoanalyzing complexdatasetsandsupportingclinicaltrials.Withtheirexpertise,dedication andattentiontodetail,researchassociatesfacilitatetheadvancementof i d d h i li l i i i
PhilanthropicallyFundedClinicalTrials MiamiCancerInstituteservesasthecoordinatingcenterandleadsitefor multisiteclinicaltrials,whichtakeplaceacrossmultipleinstitutions Ledbyour physician-investigators,themultisitestudieswecoordinatepromotethe recruitmentofmoreparticipantsinclinicalresearchandenhanceourabilityto generalizefindingstolargerpopulations.Inaddition,collaborationswith institutionslikeMemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenterandparticipationin novelclinicaltrialsensurepatientshaveaccesstopotentiallypromisingnew therapies
TheInstitutealsofocusesongrowingthenumberofinvestigator-initiatedtrials pursuedandoffered.Thesestudiesallowustodeliverevenmoretherapeutic optionsfordifficult-to-treatcancers.Lastyear,theInstituteapprovedsevennew investigator-initiatedstudiesandbegandevelopingthreenewmultisite, investigator-initiatedtrials
45 clinicaltrials fundedby philanthropy
PublishingResearch Morethan100 newpatients enrolled
Researchpublicationsarevitalforadvancinghealthcareandmedicalscience Theyfacilitatethedisseminationofnewknowledge,allowingmedical professionalsandresearcherstostayupdatedonthelatestdiscoveries, treatmentsandbestpractices.Bysharingdetailedmethodologiesandresults, researchpublicationspromotetransparencyandaccuracy,whichareessential forscientificprogress.Furthermore,publicationsprovideevidence-based informationanddatatohelpdevelopclinicalpracticesandhealthcarepolicies
Withthesupportofphilanthropy,severalpapers,articlesandjournalshave beenpublished–furtheringtheInstitute’sreputationasaglobalhubfor innovationanddiscovery.
YourGenerosityatWork JoseMonzonisthankfulfortheoptiontoparticipateinaclinicaltrialmade possiblebyBounceBackfromCancer™participantsanddonorstoBaptistHealth Foundationbecauseitprovidedanewtreatmentapproachwhenhisprostate cancerspreadtohislowerback.HejoinedastudyledbyRupeshKotecha,M.D., chiefofradiosurgeryanddirectorofcentralnervoussystemmetastasiswith MiamiCancerInstitute,whichistestingauniqueformofhighlypreciseradiation (termedradiosurgery)forpatientslikeJosewhohavealreadyreceivedradiation beforeandcannotreceivefurtherconventionalradiation.
Theclinicaltrialsaimstotargetcancerinthespineeffectivelywhilereducingthe riskofdamagingthespinalcordfromrepeatedtreatments.Joseisdeeply gratefultoDr.Kotechaandhisteam,aswellastosupportersofBounceBack fromCancer™.Hebelievesthenewradiationapproachiskeepinghimaliveand maintaininghisqualityoflife.
“Clinicaltrialsequal hope.”
-ReshmaL Mahtani,DO
ChiefofBreastMedical Oncology,BaptistHealth MiamiCancerInstitute
“Ifyougetacommunity togetherthathasa commongoal,magic happens.”
-ZoeLanham Cancerpatient
“Asabreastcancer survivor,IknowthatI’m alivetodaybecauseof clinicaltrialsandresearch.”
-AlexVilloch CEO,BaptistHealth Foundation
HALLOFFAME TheBounceBackfromCancer™eventisatestamenttothe incrediblespiritanddedicationofitsparticipants.Eachfundraising level—Legend,MVP,ChampionandAll-Star—representsnotjusta financialgoal,butaprofoundcommitmenttothefightagainst cancer.LegendsandMVPs,whoaimtoraise$50,000ormore,and ChampionsandAll-Stars,withgoalsof$25,000and$2,500 respectively,embodythehopeanddeterminationthatdrivethis causeforward.Theircontributionsaremorethanjustnumbers;they arelifelinesthatsupportgroundbreakingresearchandinnovative treatmentsatBaptistHealthMiamiCancerInstitute.These individuals,throughtheirtirelesseffortsandunwaveringsupport, bringusclosertoourvisionofaworldwithoutcancer.Theirheartfelt dedicationmakesatangibledifference,offeringhopeandhealing tocountlesslives.
CHAMPION JonathanLeyva
JosephPanoff,M.D.
LaniKahnDrody
LouisWolfsonIII
MarcSpiegelman
RogelioRibas,M.D.
RupeshKotecha,M.D.
Raised$25,000ormore
AdeelKaiser,M.D.
AdrianaQuiñones
AgustinArellanoSr.
AlexVilloch
AllisonGoldman
AllisonMcNeill
AnaLogan
AntonioUcar,M.D.
AurelioLeyva
BillDuquette
BoBoulenger
CarlosdeMena
CooperVoccola
DanielleSquires,M.D.
DavidEttinger
DionneWong
DrewGrossman
ErnestoAvino
GeorgePerez
IsabelMMarini
ALL-STAR JacobZunamon
JacquieO'Malley
JamieKolnick
JaneMendez,M.D.
JaviRosell
JessiBerrin
JohnDiaz,M.D.
JosephinePaul-Noel
KarenKulvin
KarenVassell
KennethSpell
KristinaGossmanDucanes
LarrySpiegelman,M.D.
LaurenCarcas,M.D.
LeonardKalman,M.D.
LisaReale,M.D.
LuisSousa
MarkTrowbridge
MattArsenault
MelissaGracey
MichaelKatz
MikeNovo
NancyBatista-Rodriguez
PeteMallias
RachelGarber
RachelSpiegel
RebeccaFletcher
ReshmaMahtani,D.O.
RosieBardisa,D.O.
RosieGiacosa
SandyGrossman
SharonProlow
StevenBrodie
TatianaAizemberg
TatianaHaro
TerryPerrin
TomMasterson,M.D.
VickiCaraway
ZoeWolfe
Raised$2,500ormore
InspiringOthers RichardA.Berkowitz,JD,CPA,isa gratefulpatientofMiamiCancer InstituteandamemberofitsBoardof Directors. HeisafounderofBounce BackfromCancer™,nowservinghis thirdyearastheevent'schair.
Richardhasalonghistoryofraising fundsforcancerresearchandhis visionandenthusiasmareevidentin hisfundraisingforBounceBack As oneoftheevent'stopindividual fundraisers,hehasreachedBounce BackLegendstatus.Heleadshis team,Berkowitz,Pollack,Brant/ ProvenanceWealthAdvisors,which hasraised$500,000sincetheevent's inception.
Aneight-yearlungcancersurvivor, Richardhasexperiencedthe differenceincancercarethatfunding cancerresearchhasmadeinour community.Moneyraisedby participantsgoestolifesaving researchatMiamiCancerInstitute.
“BounceBackfromCancerhasgrown exponentiallybecauseour communityofdonors,volunteersand participantsarepassionateabout fightingbackagainstthisinsidious diseaseandrealizethattheireffort extendsandsavessomanylives! Pleasejoinusandhelpsavemore livesinourcommunity!”
-RichardBerkowitz,BounceBack fromCancer™EventChair
ThankYou Tothemorethan1,850participantsand over7,100donors,wearegratefulforyour support of Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Together with our partner, the MiamiHEAT,BounceBackfromCancer™ hasraised$10.6milliontodatetowards groundbreakingresearchinpursuitofour visionofaworldwithoutcancer.
Thank you for going the extra mile for cancerpatientsandsurvivors.Whenwe come together as one team, with one dream,weareunstoppable
Ourmissionistoinspirephilanthropyandbuildextraordinarydonor relationshipsinsupportofexcellence,innovation,communitywellness andgloballeadershipinhealthcareatBaptistHealth,anot-for-profit organizationsupportedbyphilanthropyandcommittedtoourfaithbasedcharitablemissionofmedicalexcellence.
