A new UK Markey Cancer Center study found that lung cancer screening rates among eligible U.S. adults have improved in recent years, but fewer than one in four are getting screened annually.
B. Mark Evers, director of the UK Markey Cancer Center, professor of surgery and the McDowell Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair in the UK College of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the American Surgical Association.
The UK Markey Cancer Foundation has announced a $12.5 million gift to support the priorities of the UK Markey Cancer Center and the UK College of Medicine.
The Lexington Cancer Foundation presented a $1.2 million gift to the UK Markey Cancer Center, completing the organization’s $5 million commitment to the UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building.
People diagnosed with cancer during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic had lower survival rates than those diagnosed in the years before, according to a UK Markey Cancer Center study.
