Your Impact is REAL. Join us to raise critical funds for cancer research and clinical trials. YOU could be the reason one more person bounces back from cancer.
They Are the Reason We Bounce Back
Every day in South Florida, nearly 140 new cases of cancer are diagnosed. The means that right now, someone could be sitting in a room and hearing the words “you have cancer.” We are committed to our goal of providing every patient with access to a clinical trial when standard treatment options are not enough.
Maddie
Peter
Maddie was four years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Thankfully, Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute is uniquely equipped to treat pediatric cancers, with the most up-to-date protocols that give patients like her the best options. The day her physician, Doured Daghistani, M.D. called to say she was 100 percent cancer free, her response was pure joy. It has now been five years since that day, five years of cancer in remission, and Maddie has officially rung the gong, marking the incredible milestone of five years in remission. A new, happy and healthy chapter in her life is starting, thanks to the work and support of everyone on her team.
Peter wrote off his fevers and persistent cough as a cold or the flu. Then he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. His doctors at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute had access to a clinical trial and a targeted therapy that treated his specific cancer with a single daily pill. Today, Peter walks 14.2 miles every year at Bounce Back from Cancer and encourages others to join him. He says that connecting with people on the course and seeing what is being done to raise the money and where it’s going means the world to him.
“Yay! It’s all gone. I’m free. I can run. I can do anything.”
“To see how the foundation utilizes the money makes me a believer. Today, I am full of hope.”
— Maddie, pediatric cancer survivor
— Peter Walker, cancer survivor
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Bounce Back from CancerTM – Why We Bounce Back 2026
Bounce Back from Cancer is South Florida’s premier fundraising walk supporting lifesaving cancer research and clinical trials at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute. Powered by a partnership between Baptist Health Foundation and the Miami HEAT, the event unites thousands each year with one shared goal: a world without cancer.
Carolina
Courtney
Carolina was always in motion: hosting events, raising children and showing up for everyone. Then she was diagnosed with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma. She didn’t know what to expect, but the confidence and support of her Baptist Health team carried her through. She received chemotherapy and immunotherapy — a highly-specialized, genetically targeted treatment. It saved her life. Carolina crossed the finish line at Bounce Back from Cancer in remission. She now bounces back as a survivor and is committed to giving back.
At 32, Courtney was diagnosed with an extremely rare vaginal cancer. Her physician, John Diaz, M.D. at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute spent hours on the phone with colleagues around the world, searching not just for a cure, but for a way to preserve her ability to have children. He proposed a uterine transposition, the first one performed at Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute. Now cancer free, Courtney walks 14.2 miles with her physician every year.
“Today I am cancer free, and I’m really loving my life.”
“Without research, I wouldn’t have the chance I have today. That’s why I show up for Bounce Back from Cancer.”
— Carolina Chaljub, cancer survivor
— Courtney De Stefano, cancer survivor
These patients have inspired us with their strength and resilience. Research supported by people like you through Bounce Back from Cancer helps create more stories of hope.
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Why Clinical Trials Change EVERYTHING
• Clinical trials are at the heart of all advances
in cancer treatment.
• Trials can extend and improve quality of life
for patients.
• They provide new ways to prevent, detect,
treat and cure cancer.
• They provide access to promising new
treatments before they’re available elsewhere.
• For patients with unique situations or rare
diagnoses, a clinical trial can open a door to treatment that wasn’t there before.
Clinical Trials Like These are Supported by Donors Like You
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Brain Cancer
Metastatic Lung Cancer
Phase II Study of Pembrolizumab, Olaparib and Temozolomide in Patients with Glioma. This study tests whether combining two therapies that block cancer cells from repairing their DNA with immunotherapy that helps the body recognize and destroy damaged cells can shrink recurrent brain tumors.
Phase II Adaptive Study of Local Ablative Therapy (LAT) for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) using Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) as an Integral Biomarker. This study tests whether using blood markers to detect early signs of cancer can help doctors better time targeted, local tumor treatments to improve outcomes for people with advanced lung cancer.
Bounce Back from CancerTM – Why We Bounce Back 2026
Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute offers the most clinical trial options in South Florida. These aren’t just numbers, they are real lives changed.
400+
63
130
43%
Clinical trials expected this fiscal year
Trials supported by donors last year
Patients in donor-supported studies
Of all trial participants supported by philanthropy
25
17
709
7,619
Physician investigators
Research associates funded by donors
Scientific research studies in 2025
Cancer patients treated in 2025
Your Impact is REAL. When you join Bounce Back from Cancer and raise funds for research and clinical trials, you are creating new opportunities for healing.
You could be the reason someone else gets to tell their story. Join us and help be the reason more people Bounce Back from Cancer.
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Bounce Back with Us in 2027.
Udonis Haslam,
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Bounce Back from CancerTM – Why We Bounce Back 2026
Bounce Back from Cancer Ambassador
Every March, thousands of cancer survivors, patients, physicians, families and supporters lace up their shoes, grab a basketball and walk miles together — cheering each other on, celebrating progress and looking ahead with hope for all that is still to come. Bounce Back from Cancer is a partnership between Baptist Health Foundation and the Miami HEAT that raises funds for cancer research and clinical trials at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute. Now in its eighth year, the event has become one of South Florida’s premier cancer fundraisers, helping bring us closer to the Institute’s vision of a world without cancer.
Register to join. Choose your course: 2, 6 or the full 14.2 miles. Build a team. Rally your colleagues, neighbors and friends. Teams make the biggest impact, and have the most fun!
Make a gift. Every dollar goes directly to fund research and clinical trials.
Become a sponsor. Sponsorships, underwriting opportunities and in-kind gifts help make this event possible. OF
Become a Hall of Famer. Inspire others to give and multiply your impact. Commit to becoming a Bounce Back from Cancer LEGEND or MVP by personally fundraising over $50,000.
YOUR IMPACT IS REAL We’ve raised over $23.4 million in just seven years. Together, we can build a world without cancer.
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The mission of Baptist Health Foundation is to inspire philanthropy and build extraordinary donor relationships in support of excellence, innovation, community wellness and global leadership in healthcare at Baptist Health South Florida, a not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to our faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO MAKE AN IMPACT.
Join us for Bounce Back from Cancer on Saturday, March 13, 2027. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Phone: 786-467-5400 Email: Events@BaptistHealth.net Website: BounceBackfromCancer.net