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Psychosocial approach useful in managing cancer pain
Oncology Nurse Advisor - Feb. 3 , 2012
To obtain a current, stable, and comprehensive estimate of the effect of psychosocial interventions on pain, Paul B. Jacobsen, PhD, of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies of cancer-related pain reduction in adults.

Moffitt Doc Targets Cancer with Unique Radiation Therapy
83 degrees - Jan. 31, 2012
Dr. Michael Tomblyn of the Moffitt Cancer Center is one of those researchers.

Tobacco Use Negatively Impacts Prognosis Of Lower-Risk MDS Patients (ASH 2011)
The MDS Beacon - Jan. 30, 2012
In the current study, researchers retrospectively compared the outcomes of MDS patients treated at the Moffitt Cancer Center who had a history of tobacco use (487 patients) to patients who had never used tobacco products (256 patients).

Local man who has battled leukemia for two years says exercise has helped him survive
ABC Action News - Jan. 28, 2012
The game plan involved Moffitt Cancer Center.

Senior Voice America 1-27-12
Senior Voice America - Jan. 27, 2012
(Dr. Flowers interview from 24:06 to 49:00)
Dr. Chris Flowers with Moffitt Cancer Center discusses breast cancer screening.

Moffitt Researchers Publish Book on Cancer in Adolescents, Young Adults
Temple Terrace Patch - Jan. 26, 2012
But over the last 40 years, advances in the treatment, screening and early diagnosis of cancer have turned that historically fatal verdict into an 80 percent survival rate, according to Moffitt Cancer Center. 

You've Come a Long Way Baby - Now Stop
DailyRX - Jan. 26, 2012
Dana E. Rollison, Ph.D. and associate professor at the Moffitt Cancer Center, analyzed data from 698 people in Florida to produce her results, but did not anticipate the difference between men and women.

A wise investment in the nation's health
The Tampa Tribune - Jan. 25, 2012
At Moffitt Cancer Center, we are unraveling the myriad changes that underlie the transformation of a normal cell into a cancerous one.

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