Gwen Carnegie – Finding Inspiration through Adversity

By Jen Roytz Six years ago Gwen Carnegie was living the life of a typical 29-year-old. Managing a hunter jumper farm and chasing after her two-year old daughter, life was more or less normal. What a difference a few years can make. Today, the Massachusetts native is newly married to the man of her dreams, […]

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Donation from Ohio-Based Biker Group is Gifted to UK Markey Cancer Foundation in Support of Ovarian Cancer Research

During the month of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation was gifted with a donation of more than $2,300, raised by a biker group from the Ripley, Ohio-based eatery Snappers Saloon, along with the Brown County Riders Against Cancer, in support of ovarian cancer research. The event was organized […]

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UK Markey Cancer Foundation Presented With Check for 2018 Betsy Proceeds – Looks Ahead to 2019 Betsy Gala and Grand Prix

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation President and CEO Michael Delzotti was presented with a check from Hagyard Equine Medical Institute’s Dr. Ernie Martinez on Thursday, August 22nd at the Kentucky Horse Park.  Proceeds from the 2018 Betsy Gala and Grand Prix totaled $74,581.     The presentation occurred during the KHJA Horse Show, which featured the $10,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, and the last of the Hagyard Challenge […]

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UK Markey Cancer Foundation Partners with The Fayette Alliance Foundation for the Annual Bluegrass International Cup

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation and the Fayette Alliance Foundation have joined forces for the 13th year in a row to present the Keeneland Bluegrass International Cup on Friday, September 6th. This exciting, high-goal polo event takes place at the beautiful Mt. Brilliant Farm and is put on in support of the world-class […]

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UK Markey Cancer Foundation Partners with Daphne’s Legacy on Music Therapy Program

Daphne LaRae Scruggs Fields was a vibrant young woman, who at 34 years old had her life cut much too short due to Triple Negative Breast Cancer. As a wife, mother of two young sons (George and John Robert, a.k.a. Boo), daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend to countless, Daphne’s diagnosis affected so many […]

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UK Markey Ranked Among Top Hospitals in Cancer Care by U. S. News and World Report

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center was ranked 33rd in the nation for cancer care in the 2019 U. S. News and World Report 2019-2020 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings. This is the third year in a row that Markey has been among the top 50 hospitals in cancer care, and has perennially been […]

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Keeneland Signs On as Title Sponsor of Bluegrass International Cup Polo Fundraiser

The Fayette Alliance Foundation and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation are proud to announce Keeneland as the title sponsor of the 13th Annual Bluegrass International Cup, a fundraiser polo match and dinner, followed by live music, presented in celebration of Lexington’s world-class city, farms, and healthcare. The Keeneland Bluegrass International Cup, benefitting the […]

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UK Becomes First Center in the Country to Offer Total Cancer Care Protocol to Pediatric Patients

UK HealthCare recently opened the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network;s (ORIEN) Total Cancer Care Protocol to pediatric patients, becoming the first cancer program in the country to do so. ORIEN is an alliance of 19 major cancer centers that shares information to allow its members to push forward evidence-based cancer care to patients. In 2017, […]

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A Legacy to Celebrate: Daphne’s Legacy 5K Scheduled for April 12

Daphne LaRae Scruggs Fields lived an incredible, inspiring life, but at just 34 years of age, it was a life that was cut much too short by Triple Negative Breast Cancer. It was just two years earlier, in October of 2011, that she had first diagnosed with the highly aggressive form of cancer. When someone […]

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UK HealthCare, Lexington Clinic Form Partnership for Cancer Care Services

UK HealthCare and Lexington Clinic have finalized an agreement that will enhance and expand outpatient cancer care throughout Central Kentucky. Under the new collaboration, UK Markey Cancer Center at Lexington Clinic will include medical oncology and infusion services currently provided in Lexington; the radiation therapy services and the medical oncology and infusion services in Richmond will also be […]

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