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Jefferson Scientists Create New Test
To Diagnose Colorectal Cancer Spread
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College have devised a blood test they believe will tell patients whether their colorectal cancer has returned. The test looks for
the presence of a protein, GCC, to detect the spread of colorectal cancer to the lymph nodes. It may help doctors better diagnose the disease and provide more appropriate treatment.
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United Way Campaign Goes ‘Over the Top’ to Goal
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Jefferson University Hospital
Offers Premier Years Free to Adults 55+ to Help Them Keep Healthy
At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, we have a long history of providing expert care for the elderly when they become ill. Now, we can offer something even better: A program to help older adults stay well.
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Longtime Jefferson Supporter Endows Prize,
Lectureship in Pediatrics, Developmental Biology
The Harry Bock Charities, Inc., of Lafayette Hill, PA, recently donated $177,000, the balance of the Charities’ assets, to initiate
The Myra, Harry and Fran Bock Prize and Lectureship in Pediatrics and Developmental Biology at Jefferson Medical College.
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James D. Plumb, MD, Reaches Out to Hospice Uganda
Since 1993, James D. Plumb, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College (JMC), visits the African nation of Uganda two or three times a year to consult with Hospice Uganda, a grassroots
program serving that nation’s terminally ill.
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Jefferson Scientists Create First
Transgenic Mouse Model Of Hepatitis B-Based Liver Disease
Researchers at Jefferson Medical College have developed the first mouse model of chronic liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), which promises to accelerate the discovery of drugs against the disease. Such a model may provide a better understanding of how HBV actually causes liver disease.
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