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News Archive from December 2010

News Releases

December 15, 2010

Breast Inflammation is Key to Cancer Growth, Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers Say

Their animal study is the first to show that shutting down breast inflammation stops cancer onset and progression.

December 10, 2010

Jefferson Medical College Receives Grant to Support "College Within a College"

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University has received a five-year $1.25 million grant from the Health Research Service Administration (HRSA) to plan, implement and evaluate the Jefferson Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree program (IPCDDP).

December 07, 2010

Expert in Clinical Trials and Development of Prostate Cancer Agents Joins Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson

William Kevin Kelly, DO, has been appointed Director of the Solid Tumor Oncology Division in the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Director of Translational Research at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.

December 01, 2010

High Dietary Fat, Cholesterol Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer

Study in mice suggests maintaining a healthy diet is "prudent" for men.