Jefferson treats more patients with brain tumors than all other Philadelphia-area university hospital programs combined and innovative treatments developed at Jefferson have changed the standard of care for treatment of brain cancers.
Dr. Eugene Viscusi, director of Acute Pain Management at Jefferson, talks about the role opioids may play in cancer growth.
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 »
Medical oncologist Edith Mitchell, MD, director of the new Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, comments on recent studies on colorectal and breast cancer disparities.
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 »