A Dual Diagnosis
“The comprehensive care I received at UK Markey not only focused on treating my cancer, but their team also saw me through some of the most challenging personal moments I have ever experienced.”
The Faces in the Fight Against Cancer
Behind every diagnosis is a person with a story. As the only NCI-designated cancer center in Kentucky, we’re committed to fighting alongside each patient, through triumph and tragedy. Here’s how your support is helping to change outcomes for patients and is making UK Markey the place where Kentucky comes to beat cancer.
US News & World Report: UK Healthcare Remains No. 1 in KY.; Improves Specialty Rankings
First Lady Britainy Beshear, Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund Presents Grant for Childhood Cancer Care
Note: This article republished courtesy of UK Now. First lady Britainy Beshear joined UK HealthCare physicians and leaders from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund (KPCRTF) Board on Sept. 23 at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler…
Men’s Basketball 2024-25 Photobook Now Available, Proceeds Benefit Markey Cancer Center
Note: This article republished courtesy of UK Now. Members of Big Blue Nation can now take home a special memory celebrating Mark Pope’s inaugural season as Kentucky men’s basketball’s head coach by purchasing the officially…
Markey Networks Bring Latest Clinical Trials Home to Patients
Note: This article republished courtesy of UK Now. When Glasgow, Ky., resident Debra Kantosky got a diagnosis of lung cancer in December of 2023, she was told that if she quit smoking, she’d have a…
Stories of Impact
Exciting News! UK Markey Cancer Center Obtains NCI Comprehensive Status
Markey Cancer Center attains NCI's highest status as Comprehensive Care Center on September 15, 2023. Photos by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto Dear Valued Supporter of the Markey Cancer Foundation, It is with great pleasure that…
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Three Lexington High School Students Create Tutoring Business and Donate Profits to the Markey Cancer Foundation
Lexington students raise over $1,600 to benefit the UK Markey Cancer Foundation by requesting donations are made in honor of the tutoring service they provide.
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The UK Markey Cancer Foundation Supporters Submit Kind Messages for those Undergoing Treatment at the Markey Cancer Center
Through what has now become a tradition taking place multiple times a year, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation collected hundreds of kind and uplifting messages for those receiving in-patient care at the Markey…
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The UK Markey Cancer Foundation Provides Annual Thanksgiving Meal and Banners Full of Kind Messages to Those Receiving In-Patient Treatment During the Holiday
On Thursday, November 25, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation will provide Thanksgiving meals to patients and their families staying at the Markey Cancer Center for treatment during the Thanksgiving holiday. Through generous donations…
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News & Updates
2025 Markey Women Strong Distinguished Researchers
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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation’s Markey Women Strong Program Awards the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Grants
Christine Brainson, PhD Rina Plattner, PhD On Friday, May 12th, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation’s Markey Women Strong program awarded its annual Distinguished Researcher Grants to UK Markey Cancer Center researchers Dr. Rina…
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Tradition of Sending Messages to Markey Patients Carries on for the Holidays
The tradition of the UK Markey Cancer Foundation carried on this past holiday season by collecting kind messages from the community to display in the Markey Cancer Center. The Markey Cancer Foundation collected hundreds of…
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UK Healthcare No. 1 Again in KY., Markey Cancer Center Moves Up in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
By Allison Perry LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 26, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital at UK HealthCare earned the ranking of the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and recognized in the Bluegrass Region by the 2022-23 Best Hospitals…
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