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The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health (SKCC) is a nationally recognized center for practice-changing discovery and comprehensive cancer treatment, offering a depth and breadth of experience in all aspects of cancer from the laboratory to the clinic. Our mission is to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families through compassion, innovation, and breakthrough discoveries. For more information, visit sidneykimmelcancercenter.jeffersonhealth.org.

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Dr. Mitchell on Colorectal Cancer Treatment Options

September 10, 2013

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Edith Mitchell, MD, FACP, clinical professor, director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Program Leader, Thomas Jefferson University, talks about the growing number of drugs and regimens for patients with colorectal cancer.

Dr. Gomella Discusses the PSA Screening Debate in 2013

May 31, 2013

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Leonard G. Gomella, MD, chair of Urology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Director of Clinical Affairs at the Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses the debate surrounding PSA-based screening in prostate cancer in 2013.

Screening Remains Critical to Optimal Management of Prostate Cancer

May 28, 2013

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The mortality rate from prostate cancer has declined significantly in the past few decades; however, there is much debate over how much PSA screening contributed to that decline.

Dr. Gomella on Radium-223 in Advanced Prostate Cancer

April 19, 2013

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Leonard G. Gomella, MD, form the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses the novel therapeutic radium-223, which is awaiting a decision from the FDA as a treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer.

Integrating Care for Prostate Patients: Multidisciplinary Model Pioneered

March 12, 2013

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The multidisciplinary clinic for patients with prostate and other GU cancers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has served as a model for other departments interested in providing multidisciplinary care.

Dr. Gomella on the Value of a Multidisciplinary Cancer Center

February 27, 2013

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Leonard G. Gomella, MD, discusses the benefits of the multidisciplinary center at Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center.