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Sylvester, Dana-Farber researchers receive $7M from PCORI to study diet, exercise effects on mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors

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Researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dana Farber Cancer Institute have received $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study how diet and exercise impact mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors and their caregivers.

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