Dr Patrick Acevedo is a Medical Oncologist and Hematologist for Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute with practices in both Marion and Sumter County. He describes himself as an optimist. Ongoing treatment advances are enabling him to take a more directed approach in the care of his patients. Targeted therapies, such as immunotherapies that harness the patient's own immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells, are increasingly improving outcomes and providing a higher quality of life for patients.