The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition ...

The University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center has achieved the highest level of recognition from the National Cancer Institute - a status that will further bolster research and patient care i.

There are 72 NCI-designated cancer centers in the country, and 56 comprehensive cancer centers, according to NCI. UK’s board of trustees approved construction of the new cancer center in ...

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three Kentucky hospitals have been named among the top 200 hospitals for cancer ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A new $781 million home for the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center will help researchers accelerate work aimed at “conquering cancer in the commonwealth,” its ...

While the overall incidence and death rates from cervical cancer have dropped in the U.S., the opposite has been occurring in Appalachian Kentucky – a steady increase. The death rate from ...

As Kentucky's only NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center, UK Markey Cancer Center treats patients from all 120 counties in the Commonwealth. Ninety-seven percent call Kentucky home, and half are from ...

As the only NCI-designated cancer center in Kentucky, Markey is essential to the 4.4 million people it serves. Kentucky leads the nation in cancer incidence and mortality rates, ...

A groundbreaking lung cancer screening project co-led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center is expanding its reach, thanks to a $6.8 ...

Now, in partnership with the research center and UK's Markey Cancer Center it will be. ... To see a copy of the full PowerPoint Kentucky Center for Cannabis presented Wednesday click here.

The American Cancer Society predicts Kentucky to have 30,420 new cancer diagnoses in 2025 — but state experts disagree. The commonwealth has historically had the nation’s highest rate of cancer ...