Author: Alex Bednarek

I thought my options had run out. At 56 years old I was suffering from a devastating case of B-cell lymphoma, a blood cancer in the lymph nodes. Intensive chemotherapy at another hospital had been unsuccessful in stopping the advancement of my cancer. And that’s when I was referred to the UK Markey Cancer Center […]

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UK Markey saved my husband Darrell’s life. When Darrell was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma at the age of 48, his cancer was already at Stage 4 and his prognosis was poor. The first hospital he went to tried several therapies, some especially painful, but none of them produced a noticeable reduction of his cancer. After […]

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I am someone who has experienced both remission and recurrence of ovarian cancer. After I was first diagnosed, I had both ovaries removed and went through a regimen of chemotherapy. The results were good—my cancer went into remission. But then, during a routine checkup, I found out that several of my lymph nodes were enlarged. […]

Read More… from Community Kindness Inspired Her Fight

It’s been almost two years since I was told my son had cancer. Josh is a proud UK Wildcat football player, but he’s my baby first. And when he was diagnosed with aggressive skin cancer, I went numb. I was terrified of losing him. At 19 years old and in great health, Josh never suspected […]

Read More… from It Takes Teamwork to Beat Cancer

UK Markey saved my life. On June 16, 2016 when I found out I had cancer, I was petrified. I was by myself, lying in a bed in another hospital. My husband, Greg, was two hours away at a training session for his job as a state trooper. My mom was more than 3 hours […]

Read More… from The Most Powerful Weapon Against Cancer

I first noticed the lump on my collarbone while visiting family in Massachusetts. The doctors there told me the lump was an infection, but my gut told me to get a second opinion. So I turned to the UK Markey Cancer Center. At UK Markey I learned that the doctors in Massachusetts had misdiagnosed my […]

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