Press Releases - 2008

Moffitt’s Arts In Medicine Program Celebrates 10 Years

At Moffitt Cancer Center, everything from music, painting and fabric art to dance, journaling and poetry reading is offered to comfort and promote well-being for patients, families and caregivers.

Moffitt Study Seeks Caregivers For Senior Cancer Patients

If you are one of the millions of caregivers in the United States, you are an unsung hero of modern medicine. Patients rely on your support, and you potentially save the health care industry millions of dollars a year.

Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation Corporate Partners To Host Bowling Ball

The Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation will hold the 2008 Bowling “Ball” at Splitsville in Channelside on Thursday, Feb. 21, to benefit prostate cancer research.

Moffitt, Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundations Team Up for Golf Tournament

Moffitt Cancer Center joins forces with The Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Foundation for the 2008 Celebrity Pro-Am for MDS and cancer research on Feb. 18 at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club, Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor.

Moffitt Dietitian Shows You How To Prevent Cancer

The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research have funded a report outlining new guidelines on how to reduce your risk of cancer. The report is based on the research of experts from around the world.

Moffitt Faculty To Present At 2008 BMT Tandem Meetings

Several Moffitt Cancer Center physicians will present new research at the 2008 BMT Tandem Meetings, a joint effort between the Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Nursing Group Names Moffitt Cancer Center Employer Of The Year

The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation has honored Moffitt Cancer Center as one of the best places to work for oncology nurses.

Camp Alegria Offers Retreat For Latinas Diagnosed With Cancer

If you are a Latina diagnosed with cancer, Campamento Alegria can offer the support, education and networking you need — in Spanish.

Readiness Clinic Offers Incentive To Join Bank Of St. Petersburg Miles For Moffitt

An eight-week readiness clinic beginning Saturday, March 15, is being offered to anyone wanting to participate in the Bank of St. Petersburg Miles for Moffitt — a 5K and one-mile walk/run being held Saturday, May 10, at the University of South Florida Tampa campus.

Moffitt Administrator Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential

Valerie Powell-Stafford, program administrator at Moffitt Cancer Center, became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for health care leaders.