Download play golf. fight cancer.® Central Florida Golf Classic To benefit

play golf. fight cancer.®
Central Florida Golf Classic
To benefit proton therapy and research
To friends of the
play golf. fight cancer®. 2012 Tournament
The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute (UFPTI) is changing the way cancer is treated. With its 6th anniversary
approaching, there is much to celebrate! Since August 14, 2006, UFPTI has delivered over 125,000 proton treatments to over
3800 patients from 49 states, 17 countries, and 5 continents. UFPTI now ranks third in the number of non-eye treatments given
and last year treated more pediatric patients than any other proton facility. Currently, up to 120 patients, including as many as 20
children, are treated each day. This spring, UFPTI added melanoma of the eye and breast cancer to its list of treatment protocols,
which already includes prostate cancer, all pediatric solid malignancies, lung cancer, brain tumors, pancreatic cancer, lymphoma,
head and neck cancers, and sarcoma. This year UFPTI is also adding new technology--the VERO machine. Although VERO
delivers X ray-based intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), it is the first radiation therapy equipment capable of
integrated real-time tracking of tumor movement within the body, a function of great interest for increasing precision in radiation
oncology in general and one that may be applicable to proton therapy in the future. The UFPTI VERO will be only the second
such machine in the United States and will provide a special treatment option for our patients with metastatic and recurrent
cancer. Installation began in April and the machine will be ready for patient treatment in October of 2012.
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Proceeds from
fight cancer® support proton therapy research. Over the past 8 years, more than
$850,000 has been raised by PGFC, including $116,000 last year. All net profits have gone directly to support proton therapy
research, including the development of clinical research protocols, the development of web-based clinical research tools, the
funding of research statisticians, nurses, assistants, study supplies and tests. The goals of the research are to determine the best
applications of proton therapy, to develop the best methods for delivering proton therapy, and to generate evidence of superior
treatment outcomes with proton therapy. More than 20 clinical research protocols are currently ongoing at UFPTI. In addition,
UFPTI is collaborating with other institutions, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, to prove the benefits of proton
therapy for preservation of normal brain tissue in childhood brain tumors.
The 9th annual
play golf. fight cancer® tournament will be held on Monday, October 8, 2012. play
golf.fight cancer®.
is unique in that our tournament is held in Orlando, supports research at UFPTI, which is located in
Jacksonville, but was conceived at the University of Florida in Gainesville! UFPTI is truly a state, national, and international
resource, developed by the University of Florida, supported by many hundreds of people from across the state and the country,
and benefitting thousands of people from not only Florida and the US, but across the world. We have corporate and individual
sponsorships available at several different levels. In 2011, to accommodate its growth, the tournament moved to Reunion Resort
and Club, utilizing 2 of their 3 challenging courses, the Arnold Palmer Course and the Tom Watson Course. With a record 220
golfers last year, we anticipate a sell-out this year!
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We hope that you will join us as a Sponsor and/or Player for our 9th
fight cancer®. tournament to
benefit proton therapy and research. We have included our brochure with registration information for the tournament.
Please visit our website (www.floridaproton.golfreg.com) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/playgolffightcancer) for
further information including the history of our tournament, 2012 sponsorship opportunities, celebrity players, hotel
information and pictures of past tournaments.
By participating in this tournament, as well as the auction and dinner, you are joining us in our mission to offer cancer patients
one of the best and most advanced treatments available. You are supporting proton therapy research at UFPTI and the University
of Florida. You are helping thousands of people in their fight against cancer, both now and in the future.
Please join us as a Sponsor and player on Monday, October 8, 2012 at Reunion to
Play Golf and
fight cancer®.
Nancy P. Mendenhall, M.D.
Medical Director
2015 North Jefferson Street
Larry Shertz
Tournament Chair
Merry Mac Watson
Fund-raising Coordinator
Jacksonville, FL 32206 Tel: (904) 588-1800 Fax: (904) 588-1300 Website: www.floridaproton.org
UF Proton Therapy Institute
2015 North Jefferson Street
Play Golf – Fight Cancer
Play Golf – Fight Cancer
Jacksonville, FL 32206 Tel: (904) 588-1800 Fax: (904) 588-1300 Website: www.floridaproton.org