Red State Announces Nation’s First Cancer Treatment Program

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of the nation’s first carbon ion therapy program to treat cancer.

“Governor Ron DeSantis joined First Lady Casey DeSantis and Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. Kent Thielen to announce that Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is launching the first carbon ion therapy program in America and the only carbon ion therapy program in the Western Hemisphere,” a press release read.

At a press conference, Casey DeSantis discussed her experience with radiation therapy and said the groundbreaking program provides “hope” to many cancer patients.

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BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis and @CaseyDeSantis visit Mayo Clinic Jacksonville as Florida powers up the nation’s first carbon ion therapy system, part of the state’s record $218M 2025 cancer