Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson

To expose cancer research trainees to community outreach and engagement (COE), the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center's Office of COE and Office of Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) developed a program offering trainees the opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate a novel community outreach initiative. "This manuscript details the first cohort of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center's unique program providing cancer research trainees an opportunity to lead a community outreach initiative from start to finish. This program allowed the center to expand impact by producing four novel community-based initiatives and allowed participating trainees an opportunity to understand the importance of including the community voice in research," said first author Rebecca Melillo, MS, Program Manager for COE at the cancer center. The paper was published in BMC Medical Education: https://lnkd.in/g7FVJdU8

We're proud to announce that Jefferson Health's Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute has been recognized by Becker's Hospital Review on its 2024 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs. The NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center is a leader in clinical research, boasting over 140 active trials, including groundbreaking CAR T therapies, and is home to the largest phase I research program in the Philadelphia area. A partnership with Drexel University enhances our research impact, and our community outreach includes a mobile screening van that has brought cancer screening to more than 3,600 patients across Greater Philadelphia. The Lehigh Valley Health Network is now part of Jefferson Health. Its Topper Cancer Institute saw a significant number of new cancer cases in 2022, providing comprehensive care across eight locations in Pennsylvania. The institute is at the forefront of innovation, launching a lung cancer screening study using AI-assisted radiology and a phase 2 vaccine trial for melanoma, as well as establishing the region's first stem cell transplant program. We are proud to be recognized for our commitment to providing exceptional cancer care and advancing the field of oncology! https://lnkd.in/gcYSuXxp

Congratulations to our own Greg Garber, who is being honored with Living Beyond Breast Cancer's 2024 Founders Award at their Butterfly Ball this weekend! This is a well-deserved honor for Greg, who is the Administrative Director for the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center's Division of Supportive Oncology.

We are thrilled that our brand-new Radiation Oncology suite at Jefferson Health's Cherry Hill Hospital is now open! Last week, we were joined by Jefferson leadership, colleagues, Cherry Hill Township officials, and other members of the community at a ribbon cutting to celebrate. Just a few months ago, we opened our new Medical Oncology suite in Cherry Hill. The new Radiation Oncology suite marks another milestone in our mission to expand exceptional, patient-centered cancer services in South Jersey.

This year during the Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 21, our Tobacco Cessation Program team will be available at the Jefferson Honickman Center (1101 Chestnut St.) and in South Philly at Methodist Hospital (2301 S. Broad St.) to discuss the benefits of quitting and how our program can help patients quit – and stay quit – safely and effectively, and schedule appointments on site.

Dr. Christine Eischen talked to the Cancer Network about her work focusing on the development of a novel precision therapy for patients with p53-mutated cancer. Dr. Eischen, who is Co-director of the Blood Cancer Center of Excellence at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivered a presentation highlighting ongoing efforts to develop an anti-MDM2 proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) that can activate a p53 family member called p73 at the 7th International Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) Association Symposium. https://lnkd.in/e3sBq7bT

Join us Friday, Nov. 15, for Survive and Thrive: Empowering Voices in Breast Cancer, a symposium for breast cancer patients and survivors. Top breast care experts will be addressing common side effects of breast cancer and treatment, risk reduction, and nutrition, and answering attendee questions during a Q&A session. Register at https://lnkd.in/eyiYp7Fw

Updated guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on the use of cannabis and cannabinoids in adults with cancer stress that it is important for oncologists to have a conversation about cannabis. However, studies suggest that cancer patients often use cannabis to manage symptoms without speaking to their oncologist first, and oncologists may be hesitant to broach the topic with their patients. Brooke Worster, MD, FACP, Enterprise Director of Supportive Oncology at the cancer center, spoke to Medscape about how oncologists can discuss the topic with their patients. https://lnkd.in/eqAb8iUs

Director Andrew Chapman, DO, joined Jefferson's Living Well Podcast to discuss how advanced, multidisciplinary care at a comprehensive cancer center like the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center leads to better patient outcomes. Learn more and hear about our Same Day/Next Day program, which connects newly diagnosed patients with oncology clinician via telehealth in 48 hours or less: https://lnkd.in/exrFbnSb

Congratulations JoAnn Silcox, Jefferson's Associate Chief Nursing Office and Vice President of Oncology Nursing, on this incredible and well-deserved honor!