Cancer Research Articles

Physicians, clinicians and senior leaders of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) recently attended the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) Fall Session and are among those selected to serve as committee chairs and board members for the nationally recognized advocacy group.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) is pleased to announce it is expanding the number of locations in its statewide network that are offering the DigniCap® Scalp Cooling System to minimize hair loss from certain cancer treatments.

Co-Authored by Florida Cancer Specialists Oncologists Lucio Gordan, MD and Michael Diaz, MD, Study Predicts Significant Increase in Late-Stage Cancers and Potentially More Cancer Deaths

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) recently celebrated the opening of its new 20,000-square-foot Rx To Go facility in Fort Myers, Fla. The new facility at 14543 Global Parkway, Suite 100, Fort Myers, Fla. 33913 is an expansion and enhancement of a previous location.

Lucio Gordan, MD, President and Managing Physician of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) and Michael Diaz, MD, FCS Assistant Managing Physician and President of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), will join national oncology leaders at the 2020 Community Oncology Alliance Payer Exchange Summit on Oncology Payment Reform, taking place virtually on October 27-28.

Since June 2016, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) has participated in the Oncology Care Model (OCM), a national innovative payment program designed to lower the costs of cancer care nationwide, while maintaining high-quality enhanced services to Medicare beneficiaries.

Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 16, 2020  — Michael Diaz, MD, Assistant Managing Physician of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), has been appointed to a two-year term on the prestigious Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB). Established in 1979 by the Florida Legislature, CCRAB is an advisory body that concentrates on the study of cancer and advises the Legislature, Governor and Surgeon General on ways to reduce Florida’s cancer burden. There are 15 members of the Council, each representing a specific group of stakeholders. Dr. Diaz will serve as the new Association of Community Cancer Centers appointee.

Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 12, 2020 — Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) opened a new facility at 4801 South Congress Ave., Lake Worth, FL 33461 to provide comprehensive treatments and a variety of services to adults with cancer and other diseases. The new location replaces the previous FCS clinic at 5507 South Congress Ave., Suite 130, Atlantis, FL 33462.