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Moffitt Cancer Center
Bringing Cancer Care Closer to Home
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More than 200 Floridians a day are diagnosed with cancer, and many must seek treatments miles away from their homes. The wait for a comprehensive cancer center in The Villages, however, is over. The Moffitt Cancer Center at The Villages Regional Hospital is now open as a comprehensive care model that incorporates exceptional services under one roof.
The Center, which is located on the hospital’s campus in a new wing of the Sharon Morse Building, works with our local Moffitt affiliated physicians and oncologists to improve cancer treatment outcomes and increase the availability of advanced cancer care treatment options. With a comprehensive approach it will enable researchers and the treatment team to identify and meet all the needs of patients and their families during not only a patient’s lifetime, but for future generations.
Being diagnosed with cancer can be frightening and overwhelming, and deciding where to seek treatment has been a difficult task for many people in our community who are not able to drive long distances. Now that task may be less daunting as the Moffitt Cancer Center brings its experience and commitment to The Villages. Moffitt’s interdisciplinary team approach and its services are unique to this community and will provide the highest level of cancer care in this region.
Exceptional Services Offered
- Patients needing radiation oncology services are treated by local physicians who are specially trained by the Moffitt Cancer Center.
- Current Moffitt patients needing ancillary services, such as blood draws and imaging, can do so locally with a script from a Moffitt physician. Results will be forwarded to Moffitt physicians in Tampa.
- Patients may choose to have chemotherapy or monitoring locally after establishing their care with a Moffitt-affiliated physician.
- Moffitt-affiliated physicians in The Villages and Tampa collaborate to carry out the treatment plans/monitoring of patients. They work together to ensure patient care is in accordance to quality guidelines established by the Moffitt Cancer Center.
A nurse navigator will be assigned to each patient to provide one-on-one support from the first weeks of diagnosis through recovery and remission. Nurse navigators serve as educators, advocates and friends who provide compassionate care.- The Center houses a family resource center that combines the work of the hospital’s team and local Moffitt-affiliated physicians and surgeons to improve the availability of advanced cancer care treatment options with a focus on stronger research capabilities within the community.
Below, we are pleased to offer several educational articles from the Moffitt Cancer Center for your benefit. Feel free to click on any or all of the links below!
