ABCNews.com Interviews Dr. Viscusi About Role of Opioids in Cancer Growth
Dr. Eugene Viscusi, director of Acute Pain Management at Jefferson, talks about the role opioids may play in cancer growth.
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Black & White Benefit to Beat Cancer
Jessica Quintin of Ocean City, N.J. was diagnosed with cancer nearly five and a half years ago. She won her battle against the tumor in her parotid gland – the main salivary gland – after surgery and radiation therapy at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. Today she continues to fight the disease through The Quintin Foundation – a charitable more »
Dr. Mitchell Comments on Recent Cancer Disparity Studies in HemOnc Today
Medical oncologist Edith Mitchell, MD, director of the new Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, comments on recent studies on colorectal and breast cancer disparities.
Get Your Prostate Cancer Questions Answered by Jefferson Specialists
What does the prostate do? Is my risk of prostate cancer higher because my brother had it? What is active surveillance, and why would I choose that instead of treating my prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is the leading type of cancer among men with nearly 220,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, more »
Ask the Jefferson Experts About Integrative Cancer Care
Cancer patients at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have access to clinical trials, the most advanced treatments options for their disease, and some of the top cancer surgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists in the nation. And they can also combine those treatments with the best complementary therapies and lifestyle modifications under the direction more »