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Exciting News! UK Markey Cancer Center Obtains NCI Comprehensive Status

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Dear Valued Supporter of the Markey Cancer Foundation, It is with great pleasure that I share with you the exciting news that the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is now a National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center!  This is the highest honor a cancer center can receive and elevates Markey to the top 2% […]

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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation’s Markey Women Strong Program Awards the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Grants

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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 Plattner and Dr. Christine Brainson.  This marks the 7th consecutive year of funding awarded to Markey Cancer Center female-led cancer research teams, totaling $700,000. The researchers, […]

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Tradition of Sending Messages to Markey Patients Carries on for the Holidays

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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 kind and uplifting messages for those receiving in-patient care at the Markey Cancer Center, which were printed onto banners on […]

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UK Healthcare No. 1 Again in KY., Markey Cancer Center Moves Up in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

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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 rankings and ratings from U.S. News & World Report, tied with St. Elizabeth Healthcare. This marks the seventh consecutive year UK […]

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Three Lexington High School Students Create Tutoring Business and Donate Profits to the Markey Cancer Foundation

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In 2021, Dunbar High School students Christina Lin, 16, Sarah Lin, 16, and Justin Wong, 15, created Apollo Academics Tutoring, a service to tutor other students.  Rather than collect payment for their time, the three teens decided that they wanted to contribute to their community and directed their clients to donate to their chosen organization […]

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The National Association of Cancer Center Development Officers (NACCDO) Organizations Exceed $10 Billion in Philanthropy from 2018-2021

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The National Association of Cancer Center Development Officers (NACCDO) has reported that its member organizations have exceeded a combined $10 billion in philanthropy raised from 2018 through 2021, under the leadership of current NACCDO Chair, Michael Delzotti, CFRE, FAHP, the President and CEO of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. Delzotti, whose term as […]

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The UK Markey Cancer Foundation Supporters Submit Kind Messages for those Undergoing Treatment at the Markey Cancer Center

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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 Cancer Center for banners to be displayed on each in-patient floor. The messages are collected through a direct mail campaign […]

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The UK Markey Cancer Foundation’s Markey Women Strong Awards the 2022 Distinguished Researcher Grants

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On Monday, May 9th, 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. Krystle Kuhs and Dr. Jill Kolesar.  This marks the 6th consecutive year of funding awarded to Markey Cancer Center female-led cancer research teams, totaling $600,000. The researchers, […]

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The First U.S. Distinguished Professorship in Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Research Funded through University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation

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LEXINGTON, KY – On January 25, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation received a $1,000,000 gift to create the world’s first distinguished professorship in Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Research.  The gift comes from the Amanda W. Lockey Foundation in support of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center oncologist Dr. Lowell Anthony, a specialist in neuroendocrine […]

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