Local Radiation Oncologist Publishes Book to Train Young Doctors
by: Heather Bazley
Posted: Jul 2, 2025 / 03:45 AM CDT
Updated: Jul 2, 2025 / 03:45 AM CDT
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Dr. Hasan Murshed is turning years of experience into a teaching tool.
He recently published the fourth edition of his book “Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology,” a textbook written to support junior residents preparing for careers in cancer treatment.
Inside the book, it contains real-world guidance on how to recognize cancer symptoms, early treatment options and more.
“The traditional textbooks are heavy. A lot of pages and a lot more information that one might need on a day-to-day basis for clinical practice or during the training time. They may not have time on their hands before they go and see a consult. So this book will definitely help them to, in a quick manner, to look up the information that is most important to diagnose to stage to treat and to look up literature,” Dr. Murshed said.
Dr. Murshed also has a leading role at Hope Regional Cancer Center.
The center is now being recognized as the only facility in Bay County to receive full accreditation from the American College of Radiology in radiation oncology.
It earned its fourth consecutive full accreditation, a national recognition that highlights safety, quality and excellence in patient care.
“We wanted to make sure that, that same care that they may have in Atlanta or in Jacksonville is available for them in Panama City. So we needed to up our care recommendation, support staff and the equipment to maintain a certain level so we can assure our patient and the community that we are providing national standard care in Panama City,” Murshed said.
For over a decade, Hope Regional has served the Bay County area, offering advanced imaging, radiation therapy and a patient-centered approach to care.
If you would like to purchase Dr. Murshed’s book, you can find it on Amazon, Walmart, the publishing company Elsevier and more.
Hope Regional Offers One Local Man a Path to Beating Cancer
By: Heather Bazley
Posted: Aug 3, 2025 / 4:23 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 3, 2025 / 5:34 PM CDT
BAY COUNTY, Florida (WMBB)
Anchor – Heather Bazley (WMBB)
A Cancer diagnosis can be life changing and for many the first thought is to search far and wide for the best care. But, one local patient discovered advanced treatment and unexpected support close to home. News 13’s Heather Bazley shows us how one local medical center is offering more than just medicine. It’s offering real connection and real results.
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – For Paul, this moment came after 45 days of treatment at Hope Regional Medical Center in Lynn Haven. The sound marked the end of his cancer battle.
“When I was seen in Chipley and I got my biopsy, my cancer. I had it in my throat. I left that office up there, and I was standing in front of that window over there within the hour, and they just took me right in,” cancer survivor Paul said.
Paul found not only high-quality care but a team that made him feel supported every single step of the way, especially Dr. Hasan Murshed, the physician who guided his treatment.
“It’s the people here. That’s the journey. You can go back there and videotape the same equipment that’s at any cancer center, but that’s not what makes this place work. It’s the people that make this place work. The Expertise, the professionalism, I can just call them professionals, but I call them my friends, Paul said.
After just 45 days of targeted treatment, Paul walked out cancer-free.
Two years later, he still checks in, not for appointments but to visit.
“He is indeed a special person. He came in with a left neck mass and left tonsil cancer. And of course, we did imaging and further workups to make sure this localized in the head and neck area. It was fortunately. So he then qualified for chemo, radiation therapy, and we proceeded with chemo and radiation treatment for his left tonsil cancer,” Radiation Oncologist Dr. Hasan Murshed said.
The center has been recognized as the only facility in Bay County to receive full accreditation from the American College of Radiology in radiation oncology. It earned its fourth consecutive full accreditation, a national recognition that highlights safety, quality, and excellence in patient care.
“Ringing that bell over there, hanging on that wall, that’s what everybody’s looking for when they’re told that you got cancer. It’s that bell over there that you look at every day,”
Murshed said Paul remains cancer-free today.
Hope Regional Medical Center hopes more patients will realize healing might be closer than they think.
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Disruptive Prostate Cancer Imaging Now Offered at Hope Regional Cancer Center, a partner with Advanced Urology Institute
PSMA PET scan is the best way to see prostate cancer anywhere in the body
Panama City, Fla. (October 16, 2024)—Hope Regional Cancer Center, which merged with Advanced Urology Institute in October 2023, is now employing a powerful new diagnostic tool in the fight against prostate cancer – the PSMA PET scan.
PET stands for positron emission tomography, an imaging test that shows 3D images inside the body. PSMA stands for prostate-specific membrane antigen, a protein prostate cancer cells make.
The PSMA-PET test uses an FDA-approved radioactive tracing agent to pinpoint the location of cancer cells within the body. Patients are injected with the radiotracer before starting their PET scan. The tracer binds with the PSMA on the prostate cancer cells, so when your doctor reviews your PET images, any prostate cancer cells within the body are lit up by the radiotracer.
“It’s a disruptive technology,” said Dr. Hasan Murshed, a board-certified radiation oncologist with Hope Regional Cancer Center. “The PSMA PET scan shows us the disease more accurately throughout the body. It shows us the disease at an earlier stage and allows us to be much more precise in our treatment planning.”
Hope Regional Cancer Center is dedicated to treating all types of cancers. It provides vital imaging services necessary for diagnosing nearly 30 different types of cancer, from breast to uterine cancers. Its October 2023 merger with Advanced Urology Institute helped provide for this expansion of care in prostate cancer imaging.
“October marks the first anniversary of our merger with Advanced Urology Institute, and being able to offer this potentially life-saving imaging service to our prostate cancer patients is a pretty great way to celebrate,” said Dr. Murshed.
About Hope Regional Cancer Center
Hope Regional Cancer Center was founded in 2012 on the Emerald Coast by Dr. Hasan Murshed. It is a freestanding, comprehensive cancer treatment center that provides coordination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy infusion services, blood disorder treatments, and image-guided and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. It is among an exclusive group of freestanding cancer centers in Florida that has earned the prestigious American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation, which is recognized as the gold standard in medical imaging. Learn more about HopeRegionalCancerCenter.com.
About Advanced Urology Institute
Advanced Urology Institute was formed in May 2014, joining four respected urology practices in Florida to create a single-specialty, physician-led organization. It employs more than 68 urologists across more than 30 locations in the state and treats urologic and sexual health issues for more than 250,000 men and women annually. Learn more at AdvancedUrologyInstitute.com.
For more information on PSMA/PET scans and Hope Regional Cancer Center, including interviews with Dr. Murshed, please contact:
Randy Wahlberg
Physician Liaison
Hope Regional Cancer Center
850-276-9614
Prevent Cancer: Tips to Living Cancer Free Life
Cancer is a broad term that describes a large group of different diseases. However, all cancer shares few common features, such as, uncontrolled cell growth, abnormal appearance under microscope, and ability to spread to distant organs. In addition, carcinogenesis is a complex process, which includes initiation characterized by DNA mutation either spontaneously or due to exposure to carcinogens; promotion causing cell divisions due to intra or extra cellular stimulus; and progression when cancer cells metastasize to another organ.
To prevent cancers, we first must understand the risk factors for cancers. Although vast majority of cancers arises denovo, there are many known risk factors for cancers as well.
Age and gender, as we grow old our risk for cancer goes up. Some cancers are gender specific such as breast cancer for women and prostate cancer for men. Sunlight causes skin cancer. Tobacco causes lung cancer, and bladder cancer. Alcohol causes head and neck cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, and pancreatic cancer. HPV virus can cause cervical cancer, and head and neck cancer. BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutation can cause breast cancer.
In USA more than 5 million people each year gets skin cancers. More than a million people each year are diagnosed with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other cancers; more than half a million patients die from cancer each year. Many of these cancers can be prevented.
Skin cancer – follow sun safety such as cover exposed skin when outside, wide brim hat, use SPF 15+ sunscreen every two hours, avoid sun between 10 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, avoid artificial tanning.
Lung Cancer – avoiding tobacco or stopping tobacco use will reduce lung cancers by 95%.
Breast Cancer – alcohol consumption in moderation, avoiding hormone replacement therapy may reduce breast cancer.
Prostate Cancer – low fat diet, eating more vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower or soy derived food has been linked to reduce incidence of prostate cancer, hormone blocking agents such as finasteride can lower risk of prostate cancer.
Cervical Cancer – HPV vaccines has shown to prevent cervical and head and neck cancer.
Like infectious disease and heart diseases, prevention will be key to reduce incidence and mortality from cancers. The best news is that in last 2 decades deaths from cancers has declined by 33% due to less smoking, early detection, and advancements in cancer treatments.
Hasan Murshed, MD is a cancer specialist and board-certified radiation oncologist. Reach him at (850) 481-1687 or www.HopeRegionalCancerCenter.com. This information is intended for education only. For treatment, seek advice from your physician.