Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. EST, SKCC's Edith Mitchell, MD, will be presenting on COVID-19 and cancer during the Black Women's Health Alliance virtual program, "COVID-19 Awakens Need For Prevention." Join by Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81705332138 #SKCCoutreach

Looking for healthy recipes for the holidays and beyond? Join the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health - Washington Township and Sara Madden, RD, on ...a journey of good health with our healthy eating recipe series! This week, check out Sara's recipe for Roasted Sweet Potato and Pear Salad and pomegranate tips video to help you along the way: https://fal.cn/3cipM #SKCCHealthyEating See more

The Paige S. Tibbetts Legacy Fund hosted a virtual giving campaign in November, raising over $75,000 to support young adult cancer patients at SKCC. Please enjoy this toast from Paige's parents, Barb and Doug, as they share their gratitude for all those who donated during the campaign. The support from the community during this holiday season is a meaningful way to remember Paige’s legacy. https://vimeo.com/482685225/5162396002

The Jefferson-Honickman Breast Imaging Center in Center City Philadelphia is now offering extended hours and weekend appointments for breast imaging services. For more information or to make an appointment, call 215-955-5400.

In the SKCC catchment area, a combination of smoking cessation therapies are most frequently used to help people quit smoking. Jefferson's Smoking Cessation Counseling & Therapy Program provides individualized, evidence-based interventions to help people quit their tobacco dependence. For more information or to enroll in the program, call 215-955-6996. #SKCCoutreach

Join us for this year’s virtual Shine a Light on Lung Cancer event on Thursday, 11/5 at noon ET. A panel of lung cancer experts from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center will provide updates and advances in lung cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and there will be an opportunity to network with survivors. To register in advance, visit the following link: http://ow.ly/lRGY50C31kx

#TrialTuesday Featured Clinical Trial: African American Families Fighting Parental Cancer Together, funded by the National Cancer Institute. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03567330 Who is leading the study?... Alliric Willis, MD, FACS, co-principal investigator (pictured), is working with Dr. Adam Davey at the University of Delaware. Dr. Willis is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. What are the goals of the study? The study is for African American families with at least one child between the ages of 12 and 18 years living at home in which a parent or grandparent, who is the main caregiver, has been diagnosed with stage I, II, or III solid tumor cancer in the last 12 months. To date, there are no studies that focus on emotional distress in African American families experiencing solid tumor cancers. The main goal of this study is to compare Families Fighting Cancer Together (FFCT), a transportable family-based intervention, to standard adult psycho-education in African American families. How might patients and community members benefit? Results from this study will be applied to future research and to help create a culturally sensitive intervention appropriate to reach African American families. If proven effective, FFCT can be used as an intervention to improve developmental adjustment to this significant life stressor at a critical point in the lives of adolescents. How might patients and community members get involved? This study is actively recruiting families fighting cancer, and community members could benefit from participation. If interested in joining the study or obtaining more information, please contact the study team at 215-503-1765.

The Image Recovery Center at the Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, home of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health at Abington Jefferson Health, brings the... amenities of a luxury spa to patients interested in restoring their appearance before, during or after the side effects of cancer treatment. Staff members are specially trained to provide professional, high-quality services with careful consideration for patents who may have compromised immune systems stemming from cancer treatment. https://bit.ly/3mJ3Z3D See more

Men with prostate cancer needed for a virtual health coaching study! The goal of this SKCC study is to investigate whether virtual health coaching will enhance your ability to manage the impact of prostate cancer on your life. You will be asked to do the following: Have weekly personalized virtual health coaching visits (phone, email, or text) for three months Complete four surveys about your symptoms and side effects... Continue any ongoing cancer treatment with your current provider Interested? Please contact Dr. Sameh Gomaa at [email protected].

SKCC clinical trial spotlight: "A Text-based Intervention in Improving Adherence to Hormone Therapy in Patients With Stage I-III Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer," led by Kuang-Yi Wen, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Population Science This trial studies how well a text-based intervention works in improving adherence to hormone therapy in patients with stage I-III hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Women often require long-term therapy with adjuvant hormon...e therapy to prevent the cancer from returning and to improve overall survival. Side effects from hormone therapy may prevent some women from staying adherent to their medication therapy. A text-based intervention may provide educational information to these breast cancer patients, as well as remind and motivate them to continue treatment. Learn more: http://ow.ly/3H7F50C0Sfz

Take a tour of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health - Waashington Township from the comfort of your own home! Start the experience: https://fal.cn/3b6lf

Approximately 740 rides are needed each month to transport cancer patients to the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center to ensure every patient has the opportunity to receive the critical care they deserve. You can help eliminate transportation barriers for cancer patients by supporting the Barbara A. Colameco Cancer Transportation Fund at Jefferson.edu/BACFund.

Join a virtual conversation sponsored by the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the Latino community! This discussion will be offered in Spanish and will cover the most current treatments, the impact of coronavirus and the different strategies that you should use during this time. Experts in blood cancers will be responding to all your questions in Spanish. Learn more and register here: https://na.eventscloud.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=574063&

Join us tomorrow afternoon for part 3 of the Jefferson Health Healthy Aging Webinar Series! The topic is caregiving for older adults. Register in advance at the following link: ow.ly/hgiQ50BYGBv. For questions or additional info, contact Jefferson Events: 215-955-9100 or [email protected].

The Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST) is a randomized breast cancer screening study. TMIST is important to the future of breast cancer screening because it will help provide knowledge about how to move beyond a current one size fits all approach, where most women are screened the same way based on age-specific guidelines. The TMIST clinical trial will help move clinicians toward a more personalized approach that tailors mammography for each woman based on her own genetics and individual risk factors for developing breast cancer. Jefferson is currently one of the sites recruiting for this clinical trial. For more information, visit the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group website at ecog-acrin.org/tmist or call Jefferson at 215-955-6084.

SKCC Employee Spotlight: Kristen Vogel, BS, RT, Breast Imaging Radiology Service Manager (center) What is your role at Jefferson? My role includes management of clinical operations and ensuring patient satisfaction.... How long have you been at Jefferson? I am proud to say I have been a Jefferson employee for almost 20 years. What is your favorite part about working here? What I enjoy and find most rewarding about working at Jefferson is I get to work with a terrific team every day who is saving the lives of women one mammogram at a time. Learn more about the Division of Breast Imaging at Jefferson Health: https://hospitals.jefferson.edu/departm/breast-imaging.html

We invite you to join us for a virtual art therapy session to "twist out" cancer tomorrow, 10/21 at noon ET! You will begin the session with a mindful meditation, and after, you will move into an art session to create mandalas as facilitator Michaela Herr, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, guides you through finding meaning behind your own personal drawing. Mandalas are meant to help you find wholeness and compassion in your life, and toward the end of the session, we will allow time to reflect and share your creation. We ask that you have paper and pencils available to be able to create your art during this session. You may bring crayons or colored pencils as well! Register here: http://ow.ly/cWWk50BXG98

Did you know that Jefferson has an established infusion center in South Philadelphia? Located at Methodist Hospital, the center features spacious, light-filled treatment bays, flat-screen TVs, and relaxing décor for patients receiving chemotherapy by infusion. For questions or to schedule an appointment, please call 215-334-5315.