As a result, the combined skills of an effective multidisciplinary team are required. While head and neck cancer can develop in anyone, people who smoke or drink heavily or chew tobacco are at greater risk for developing this type cancer as well as people who have had extensive exposure to the sun. A patient representative will schedule your appointment and help you gather all of the appropriate information, such as medical records, X-rays, pathology slides and test results, before you arrive. Patients are evaluated in the Moffitt Clinic located on the first floot of the Moffitt Cancer Center. A pharmacy is available on the first floor where patients may purchase prescriptions.
Visitors are welcome to dine in the cafeteria located on the ground floor.
Some patients are directed to the outpatient chemotherapy Infusion Center located across the street in the Moffitt Research Center. Patients are given specific directions on where to go in advance of their appointments. Patients are also sent a welcome packet, including a personal medical history, a questionnaire and a map to the Center. Physicians may refer patients by calling the New Patient Appointment Center , noted above. Physicians may also call Moffitt physicians directly to discuss individual patient cases.