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FCC, NCI Working with Markey to Improve Rural Cancer Care via Broadband Access

Dec 14, 2017, 8:48 AM

A new collaboration using resources from the UK Markey Cancer Center, FCC, NCI, and more will evaluate how to use telecommunications to improve access to cancer care for patients in Eastern Kentucky.

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UK Study Shows Lower Lung Cancer Rates in Communities with Strong Smoke-free Laws

Nov 28, 2017, 9:41 AM

Communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws report lower number of new lung cancer diagnoses

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Working Outside the Box: How a Markey Lab is Helping Stroke Patients

Nov 13, 2017, 8:57 AM

In a prime example of the unique type of cross-collaboration that takes place at academic medical centers, Markey's stem cell lab is working together with the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute to bring an innovative stroke clinical trial to UK HealthCare.

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UK Study Shows Cell Signaling Interaction May Prevent Key Step in Lung Cancer Progression

Nov 9, 2017, 9:02 AM

New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Scientific Reports reveals a novel cell signaling interaction that may prevent a key step in lung cancer progression.

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Pharmacy Dean Kip Guy on Addressing Health Disparities & Neglected Diseases

Nov 9, 2017, 8:14 AM

Kip Guy shares his research on neglected diseases, his goals as dean of the College of Pharmacy, and how pharmacy researchers are addressing the opioid epidemic.

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Markey Joins Personalized Medicine Consortium to Speed Advances in Patient Care

Nov 2, 2017, 9:11 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN), a personalized medicine consortium that allows its members to exchange data and push forward evidence-based cancer care to patients.

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Markey's Blackburn Earns NIH New Innovator Award for Cancer Research

Oct 6, 2017, 9:10 AM

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica Blackburn has earned a prestigious National Institutes of Health's New Innovator Award, a grant totaling $1.5 million over five years to fund pediatric cancer research.

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KEHA Marks 40 Years of Support for UK Ovarian Cancer Research

Oct 4, 2017, 8:39 AM

What the Kentucky Extension Homemakers began four decades ago continues to make a profound difference in the lives of women across the Commonwealth.

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UK Researchers Seek to Identify Ways to Relieve Post-Chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment

Sep 29, 2017, 8:21 AM

Many cancer survivors experience devastating cognitive impairment following chemotherapy. Researchers at UK are trying to identify strategies to relieve these symptoms.

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UK-Authored Study Confirms Pelvic Radiation as Standard of Care for High-Risk, Early Stage Endometrial Cancer

Sep 28, 2017, 8:53 AM

In a new phase III trial report, recurrence and survival rates for women with stage I-II high-risk endometrial cancer were not superior following vaginal cuff brachytherapy & chemotherapy when compared with pelvic radiation therapy.

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