Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson

10/07/2026

Runners, walkers, friends, family, kids, and pets are welcome to join us at the 10th Annual Race to Reimagine Cancer Care! All proceeds benefit the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center – Asplundh Cancer Pavilion.

🗓️ Sunday, Oct. 18
Race starts at 9 a.m.
📍Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, 3941 Commerce Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Teams are encouraged and strollers are welcome. We hope you can enjoy a fun-filled morning with us and ensure that our patients don't face cancer alone 💙

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10/06/2026

Yesterday, members of Jefferson's Office of Institutional Advancement represented our team at the Kids-N-Hope Foundation 31st Annual Golf Classic. With Jefferson's sponsorship, we celebrate our shared commitment to supporting transformative music therapy programs for pediatric patients. We are incredibly grateful for our partnership. Together, we are driving hope forward, one swing at a time!

10/05/2026

We are partnering with Senator Frank Farry for a free mobile mammogram screening event this Friday, Oct. 9, at Warrington Fire Co #1. Call Sen. Farry's office to schedule an appointment at 215-638-1784.

Screening saves lives 🎀

Every 2 minutes, a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with breast cancer. But when caught early and localized, the 5-year survival rate is 99%. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we encourage everyone to take action and don’t miss your mammogram.

We have partnered with Jefferson Health to offer a FREE mobile mammogram next Friday October 9 at Warrington Fire Co. Call our office to schedule an appointment!

09/23/2026

Join us to "Paint the Trail Purple" and support pancreatic cancer research and patient care 💜

Hosted by the Pancreatic Cancer Cure Foundation, this is a family-friendly walk/fun run along the Schuylkill River Trail in Conshohocken benefiting Jefferson. If you can’t join in person this year, you can register for a virtual event!

💜 Registration is OPEN for Paint the Trail Purple!

Join us Saturday, October 17 at 10 AM on the Schuylkill River Trail in Conshohocken for a family-friendly run or walk supporting pancreatic cancer research and patient support programs at hospitals in our region.

Since 2015, the Pancreatic Cancer Cure Foundation has raised over $544,000 through Paint the Trail Purple, Amy’s Ride/Run/Walk, and other fundraising events supporting pancreatic cancer research and patient care.

🏃 Choose the Fun Run or Family Walk
📅 Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM
📍 Schuylkill River Trail, Conshohocken, PA

👉 Register today: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Conshohocken/PaintTheTrailPurple?rsus=500-400-0556f66d-4a64-4a6c-8dcd-553c128fa8aa

Grab your family and friends and Paint the Trail Purple with us! 💜

09/22/2026

Congratulations Ellie! 💛

Congratulations to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital’s DAISY Award winner, Ellie Schaible, RN, from the Infusion Center at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson.

Ellie is recognized for her exceptional compassion, dedication and commitment to providing outstanding care to patients participating in clinical research. When a new clinical trial required specialized injections, Ellie volunteered for training, adjusted her schedule to care for the first patient personally, and trained another nurse to ensure continuity of care.

Thank you, Ellie, for your professionalism, kindness and unwavering commitment to your patients. We’re grateful for all you do.

09/17/2026

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University have received $2.8 million in federal funding to investigate new treatment strategies for acral melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that develops on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and beneath the nails.

Andrew Aplin, PhD, Deputy Director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Keiran Smalley, PhD, Director of the Donald A. Adam Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center of Excellence at Moffitt, are serving as collaborating principal investigator.

By combining expertise from Moffitt and Jefferson, the researchers hope to uncover vulnerabilities in acral melanoma that could ultimately lead to more effective treatment strategies for patients.

“The work between our two groups is highly complementary and will generate important new insights into the cell signaling and immune-mediated mechanisms of therapy escape that would not be possible if each project were attempted independently,” said Dr. Aplin