﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:54:50 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Sarasota Hospital - Sarasota Memorial Health Care System</title><link>http://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/rss/1389</link><atom:link href="http://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/rss/1389" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sarasota Memorial Cancer Team Achieves 75% Early-Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis Rate  by Expanding Detection Beyond Screening]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorial-cancer-team-achieves-75-early-stage-lung-cancer-diagnosis-rate-by-expanding-detection-beyond-screening</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (April 14, 2026) – Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) reported that 75% of lung cancers diagnosed through an innovative early detection program at SMH’s  Brian D. Jellison ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorial-cancer-team-achieves-75-early-stage-lung-cancer-diagnosis-rate-by-expanding-detection-beyond-screening</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6601]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[New Clinical Trials at Sarasota Memorial Explore Gene Therapy Alternative to Bladder Removal Surgery]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/new-clinical-trials-at-sarasota-memorial-explore-gene-therapy-alternative-to-bladder-removal-surgery</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (Dec. 17, 2025) - Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute is participating in two clinical trials looking at potential non-surgical options for patients with ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/new-clinical-trials-at-sarasota-memorial-explore-gene-therapy-alternative-to-bladder-removal-surgery</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6469]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SMH Oncology Counselor Recognized for Care and Compassion to Cancer Patients]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-oncology-counselor-recognized-for-care-and-compassion-to-cancer-patients</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2025) – Elizabeth Bornstein, an oncology counselor with Sarasota Memorial’s Brian D. 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(Nov. 20, 2025) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, in large part because nearly half of all cases aren’t detected until late in the disease, when ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorials-brian-d-jellison-cancer-institute-named-center-of-excellence-for-lung-cancer-detection-care</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6373]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Lederer]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SMH Specialist Among Leading Physician Researchers Issuing Latest Guidance for Thyroid Cancer Care]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-specialist-among-leading-physician-researchers-issuing-latest-guidance-for-thyroid-cancer-care</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (Sept. 5, 2025) – Sarasota Memorial thyroid/parathyroid specialist Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA, FACS, has been recognized among a panel of leading medical experts who have issued new ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-specialist-among-leading-physician-researchers-issuing-latest-guidance-for-thyroid-cancer-care</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6304]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute Joins Clinical Trial for Patients with Hard-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorials-kolschowsky-research-and-education-institute-joins-clinical-trial-for-patients-with-hard-to-treat-ovarian-cancer</link><description><![CDATA[ Sarasota, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2025) – Women with advanced or recurring ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer may be eligible to participate in a new clinical trial offered by  Sarasota Memorial’s ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorials-kolschowsky-research-and-education-institute-joins-clinical-trial-for-patients-with-hard-to-treat-ovarian-cancer</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6299]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Donors, Doctors, Staff Inscribe Messages of Hope, Healing for Future Patients of SMH’s New Cancer Pavilion]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/donors-doctors-staff-inscribe-messages-of-hope-healing-for-future-patients-of-smhs-new-cancer-pavilion</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (June 16, 2025) – Dozens of donors, doctors, staff and leaders of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s Brian D. Jellison  Cancer Institute  left their mark Friday on SMH’s newest ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/donors-doctors-staff-inscribe-messages-of-hope-healing-for-future-patients-of-smhs-new-cancer-pavilion</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6228]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SMH Cancer Specialists Using AI-Driven, 3D Imaging to Improve Surgical Outcomes for Cancer Patients]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-cancer-specialists-using-ai-driven-3d-imaging-to-improve-surgical-outcomes-for-cancer-patients</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (May 15, 2025) – Surgeons with Sarasota Memorial’s  Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute  are among a leading group of oncology specialists using a novel 3D imaging tool, powered by ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-cancer-specialists-using-ai-driven-3d-imaging-to-improve-surgical-outcomes-for-cancer-patients</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6192]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sarasota Memorial Joins Multi-Center Trial of New Drug Targeting Resistant, Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorial-joins-multi-center-trial-of-new-drug-targeting-resistant-late-stage-ovarian-cancer</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (April 2, 2025) – While ovarian cancer is relatively rare, it is a stealthy disease, with no noticeable symptoms until it reaches an advanced, less treatable stage. 

 Standard ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/sarasota-memorial-joins-multi-center-trial-of-new-drug-targeting-resistant-late-stage-ovarian-cancer</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6163]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mackenzie Schwarz]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SMH Lung Team Detecting Cancer  at Earlier, Most Treatable Stages]]></title><link>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-lung-team-detecting-cancer-at-earlier-most-treatable-stages</link><description><![CDATA[ SARASOTA, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2025) – All too often, lung cancer is diagnosed too late, when it is difficult to treat. The overall five-year survival rate is just 20.5%. 

 But SMH lung health ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.smh.com/Home/News-Events/Cancer-Institute-Updates/Institute-Update/smh-lung-team-detecting-cancer-at-earlier-most-treatable-stages</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[236db5cb-a9ed-4743-950c-af7a3f757e10-6074]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>