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- Sylvester Researchers Receive $9.5 Million Grant To Study Esophageal Cancer
- NCI To Fund Sylvester-Led Study On How Exercise And Nutrition May Improve Ovarian Cancer Outcomes
- Researchers At Sylvester, Frost School Receive $2.6M Federal Grant To Study Mindfulness And Music Therapy
- Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million To Multiple Myeloma Research At Sylvester
- Sylvester Researchers Receive $2M To Conduct Clinical Trial On Unique Immunotherapy
- $1.8 Million NIH Grant Supports Head And Neck Cancer Research
- Sylvester Researchers Receive $1.7 Million NIH Grant To Study Epigenetic Mechanisms In ER Breast Cancer
- New Research Highlights Racial Disparities In Genomic Profiling
- Partnership To Identify Novel Genetic Drivers Of Cancer Disparities In African Ancestry Populations
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- The Lifestyle Intervention Of Food And Exercise For Lymphoma – The LIFE-L Study
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- Sylvester Partners With PAHO WHO To Train Caribbean Clinicians In Mammography Quality Assurance
- Sylvester Rectal Cancer Program Receives Elite NAPRC Accreditation From American College Of Surgeons
- The Lancet Publishes Sylvester-LED Study Defining New Standard Of Care For Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Prostatectomy
- Sylvester Plays Pivotal Role In Practice-Changing Anal Cancer Prevention Study Published By Nejm
- Dr. Donald T. Weed Works To Bridge Global Disparities In Head And Neck Surgery, From Haiti To Africa
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- Paving The Path To Greatness: A Decade Of Transformation And Commitment To Excellence Celebration Honors Dr. Dipen J. Parekh And Dr. Stephen D. Nimer
- Dr. Antonio Iavarone Joins Sylvester As New Deputy Director
- Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez Joins Prestigious Occupational And Environmental Health Organization
- Sylvester Names Dr. Sophia George To Lead The Cancer Center’s Focus On Inclusive Excellence
- Sylvester Researcher Receives $5 Million NCI Merit Award For Brain Cancer Adaptive Therapy Study
- Ph.D. Candidate At Sylvester Receives Prestigious F31 NCI Grant
- Sylvester’s Lead Of Evidence Based Survivorship Supportive Care Receives ABMR Early-Stage Investigator Award
- Neurosurgeon Ashish Shah Returns To Sylvester To Head Clinical Trials And Translational Research On Brain Tumors
- Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Researcher Dr. Nagaraj Nagathihalli Awarded Florida Department Of Health Grant
- Scott M. Welford, Ph.D. And Dr. Priyamvada Rai To Co-Lead Sylvester’s Tumor Biology
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- Sylvester Goes To Capitol Hill In Support Of Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act
- Sylvester’s Sexual Health After Cancer Program Expands To Meet Needs Of Women With Cancer
- Sylvester Celebrates Inaugural Cancer Survivorship Symposium
- Young Cancer Survivors Share Experiences, Support At Sylvester’s Aya Summit
- Testicular Cancer Patient, Against All Odds, Is Now A Father
- New “Believe In You” Training Program To Help Cancer Survivors Live A Healthier Lifestyle
- Art Is Medicine
- Spreading The Holiday Spirit To Children At Alex´s Place
- Cancer Support by the Numbers
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- First Lady Jill Biden Visits Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center To Spread Breast Cancer Awareness
- Sylvester Leaders Meet With White House Officials, Agencies About Reducing Cancer
- Sylvester Game Changer Vehicle Among First In Nation To Offer Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening
- Sylvester Hosts Fourth Annual National Firefighter Cancer Symposium
- Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Brings Cancer Researchers Together During Annual Retreat
- Sylvester Researchers Identify High Death Rate From Gastric Cancer In South Florida
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- Dolphins Challenge Cancer XII Raised Record-Breaking $8.4 Million For Sylvester
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- Sylvester’s 30th Naming Anniversary Celebration Honors Family’s Philanthropy And Foresight
- The Pap Corps Celebrated 70th Anniversary Supporting Cancer Research
- Gift Establishes Eileen Youtie Predisposition Syndrome Initiative At Sylvester
- Janet And Mark Levy Recognized For Gift To Advance Cancer And Neurology Research
- Honoring A Promise
- Jernigan Family Funds Research And Therapy At Sylvester
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The project will examine how music therapy techniques affect symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients and survivors.
Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the University’s Frost School of Music are using a $2.6 million federal grant to study how mindfulness and music therapy can alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression, reduce treatment-related symptoms, and improve quality of life for cancer patients and survivors.
The principal researchers on the project, which is supported by a five year grant from the National Cancer Institute and other agencies, are Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D., associate director of Cancer Survivorship and Translational Behavioral Sciences and director of Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Teresa L. Lesiuk, Ph.D., MT BC, director and associate professor of music therapy at the Frost School.
Drs. Penedo and Lesiuk are working to identify specific music therapy techniques that help cancer patients and survivors. A critical tool is mindfulness-based music therapy (MBMT) applied by trained music therapists.
Several factors relating to cancer patients and survivors will be considered, such as how listening to favorite types of music or playing an instrument (even for beginners) can “settle down” the effects of chemotherapy. They will also examine how music and attitudes of mindfulness can reduce distress and symptoms associated with cancer treatments, such as fatigue.
