News Releases
July 27, 2009
Smoking has once again been implicated in the development of advanced cancer. Exposure to nicotine by way of cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. Their study was published in the August edition of the journal Surgery.
July 22, 2009
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has again been ranked as among the best for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine by U.S.News & World Report in their 2009 Best Hospitals survey. This ranking translates into the 17th best hospital in the nation for orthopaedic surgery and the 11th best in the U.S. for rehabilitation medicine.
July 15, 2009
Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have identified a protein relationship that may be an ideal treatment target for ER+ breast cancer. The study was reported in the July 15 issue of Cancer Research.
July 15, 2009
Funding From Verizon Foundation Helps Programs Addressing Literacy, Technology, Education and Domestic Violence.