Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at East Orlando Welcomes Cancer Institute of Florida

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at East Orlando Welcomes Cancer Institute of Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., June 3, 2010 - Cancer Institute of Florida (CIF) recently started treating patients at the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute at the East Orlando campus. CIF offers patients state-of-the-art oncology treatment options and the latest technology in detection, prevention, treatment and research. The physicians with CIF specialize in treating a wide variety of cancers including breast, colon, lung, gastrointestinal and urology as well as hematology, or diseases of the blood.

"We are proud to offer our community a wider variety of cancer services at Florida Hospital East Orlando," said Ed Noseworthy. "The physicians with the Cancer Institute of Florida bring years of expertise in treating a wide variety of cancers to our community."

The physicians with CIF who will see patients on a regular basis at Florida Hospital East Orlando include Dr. Raul Castillo, Dr. Sarah George and Dr. Tarek Mekhail, MSc, FRCSI, FRCSEd, sub-specialized in thoracic cancer. The services offered at CIF at East Orlando include an onsite comprehensive lab department, same-day bone marrow biopsies, chemotherapy and more. Florida Hospital East Orlando also has a dedicated oncology unit for inpatient admissions.

Florida Hospital Cancer Institute serves more cancer patients than any other health system in Florida, and provides a continuum of services ranging from disease prediction and prevention to state-of-the-art detection, treatment and research.