May 29th, 2008
What: ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 28
Where: Stabile Research Building at Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive (Tampa, Florida)
Moffitt Cancer Center’s ‘Caring For The Caregiver’ Program is a free education and support program for family cancer caregivers which will be facilitated by Moffitt professionals: Miriam Innocenti (clinical social […]
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March 8th, 2008
For the Moffitt Cancer Center’s Department of Nutrition and their Dietitians, March is a month-long celebration of National Nutrition Month.
Together with the other medical disciplines, Dietitians help in providing quality care and comprehensive medical nutrition therapy, including:
Prevention and treatment of malnutrition
Counseling on diet and cancer prevention
Counseling on dietary supplements
Provision of tube-feeding recommendations
Food safety guidance for […]
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January 10th, 2008
The Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida is seeking patients who have primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that has spread to other organs or is too advanced to be treated by surgery and must have had prior chemotherapy treatments.
The said patients are being recruited by Moffitt for the phase II study of the oral medication […]
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November 29th, 2007
We know how green tea has become popular for its anti-cancer ingredients.
Now, Moffitt Cancer Center is looking for volunteers/participants in a green tea study:
Moffitt Cancer Center is looking to recruit and treat 240 men and evaluate safety and effectiveness of Polyphenon E, a drug developed from green tea, in preventing the progression of early signs […]
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November 17th, 2007
Pancreatic cancer or cancer of the pancreas doesn’t normally show signs or symptoms until it is too late – making it the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
Moffitt Cancer Center’s Gastrointestinal Oncology Program has an early detection and screening program for pancreatic cancer. This program is the […]
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March 31st, 2007
Researchers at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute are testing a new drug – sulindac – to evaluate its potential in reversing the smoking-related damages to the lungs in order to lower the risk of getting lung cancer.
Previous studies have shown that sulindac has been beneficial in preventing the development of pre-cancerous […]
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