Department of Internal Medicine Nicole Nisly Receives Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Seed Grant 5/5/2005 Nicole Nisly, M.D. , associate professor of internal medicine, received a $19,525 Diana Benz Memorial Fund seed grant from the The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa. Nisly and Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D., co-principal investigator and UI associate professor of psychology, will evaluate the use of reflexology -- pressure applied to specific points on a person's foot -- for patients with head and neck cancer who are receiving post-surgery radiation therapy at the UI Radiation Oncology Center. The study will help determine if the intervention impacts pain, fatigue and quality of life. The Diana Benz Memorial Fund honors the memory of Benz, who received care at the UI. The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is Iowa's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center. NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers are recognized as the leaders in developing new approaches to cancer prevention and cancer care, conducting leading edge research and educating the public about cancer. Visit the center online at http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/cancercenter/. |