In 2004, the Pocono Medical Center (PMC) entered into a participation agreement with the Jefferson Cancer Network to enhance the delivery of oncology services through the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center.

The affiliation provides the oncology specialists at the Hughes Cancer Center access to the Jefferson Institutional Review Board for research oversight with automated electronic submission capabilities; access to an increased number of national, clinical radiation and medical oncology protocols and trials; collaboration with other Jefferson Network Cancer Centers; excellent educational programs; conferences; and consultation opportunities.

As a member of the Jefferson Cancer Network, The Hughes Cancer Center is privy to the latest proven treatment protocols, including IGRT, as well as specialized educational programs and conferences for the oncology specialists at the Hughes Cancer Center.

"Pocono Medical Center is an outstanding addition to the Jefferson Cancer Network. We look forward to the staff's participation and involvement in network clinical trials." - Network director Walter J. Curran Jr., M.D., clinical director of Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center

• The Pocono Medical Center's Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center provides a full line of cancer treatment services to patients throughout the Pocono Region and surrounding areas.
• The mission of the Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center is to provide the most technologically advanced cancer therapy and treatment in order to offer every patient the optimal chance for cure.
• Our physicians and staff provide a full line of cancer treatment services to patients throughout the Pocono Region and surrounding areas. For information on our physicians and staff, please visit the Your Cancer Team page
• The mission of the Jefferson Cancer Network is to optimize quality of cancer care through education and clinical research. The Jefferson Cancer Network is a consortium of institutions dedicated to improving cancer care and increasing clinical research.
• Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center is the cornerstone of the network, which operates the Jefferson Oncology Group (JOG), a cooperative program to enhance clinical and translational cancer research, including clinical trial development.
• Kimmel Cancer Center is a member of several national cancer cooperative research groups as well, including the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), the Gynecologic /Oncologic Group (GOG) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP).
• Other Jefferson Cancer Network members include:
  • Albert Einstein Cancer Center
  • Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
  • Brandywine Hospital
  • Ephrata Community Hospital
  • Frankford Hospitals
  • Hematology & Oncology Associates of Northeastern PA PC
  • Hudson Valley Oncology Associates
  • Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
  • Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
  • Jefferson Radiation Oncology Center at Chestnut Hill
  • Jefferson Radiation Oncology Center at Lower Bucks
  • Jennersville Regional Hospital
  • Memorial Hospital of Salem County
  • Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
  • Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Mercy Suburban Hospital
  • Methodist Hospital
  • Montgomery Hospital Medical Center
  • Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
  • Riddle Memorial Hospital
  • Sparta Cancer Treatment Center
  • Sacred Heart Hospital
  • Underwood Memorial Hospital
  • Upper Delaware Valley Cancer Center
  • Wills Eye at Jefferson