State gets ready to give $60M out for cancer treatments and prevention

The state is preparing to give out $60 million to encourage the medical community to innovate with cancer treatments and prevention, and Gov. Ron DeSantis says applications will open soon.

“We need to work hand-in-hand with all of our partners in Florida so that we lead on cancer research and innovation. This will make a difference in people’s lives,” he said.

DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis, a cancer survivor, spoke at a Tampa press conference to announce that the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund is soon accepting applications for the first round of funding. The Department of Health will begin accepting applications Sept. 29, according to the Department’s website.

“This cycle’s applications will focus on research related to preventative nutrition as well as emerging medical treatment options for cancer patients,” DeSantis said. “The cycle’s funding prioritizes projects that seek to increase preventative practices and or learn more about what we can do in our daily lives to prevent or limit cancer development.”

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo added that the state will look at alternative therapies, including exercise and nutrition.

“Merck and Pfizer are not going to be funding those studies. But in the Cancer Innovation Fund, we’re interested in that,” Ladapo said.

The Surgeon General, who is also controversially pushing to remove all vaccination requirements for school-aged children, then used a puzzling analogy to promote the state’s efforts.

“I hope that we continue to reject the normal and we pursue a path that feels righteous, that feels like we’re actually aiming toward the thing that we want to want to improve. That opportunity is there. Thankfully, we have leadership uniquely in this state to do it. And I I hope it spreads like like all those minor viruses that that my critics are afraid of or something.”

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine plans to study endometrial cancer, which is continuing to rise and affect younger women, said Dr. Tracy Crane. The school plans to conduct a clinical trial of prolonged overnight fasting and working in partnership with other hospitals across the state.

“We’re really trying to get this science and these discoveries across the state,” Crane said.

The clinical study will study whether overnight fasting can change the metabolic markers in the blood or the tissue while also taking into account the time of the biopsy for women who are newly diagnosed with the cancer.

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