Employees at East Kentucky Power Cooperative donned their denim to raise funds and awareness for the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. Throughout the month of October, employees were allowed to wear jeans on certain days if they made a donation to the UK Markey Cancer Foundation’s Breast Cancer Patient Support Fund. Thanks to a […]
Members of the University of Kentucky Police Department are growing out their beards to raise awareness and money for the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation. The officers are taking part in No-Shave November, a national movement aimed at raising awareness for men’s health issues. . According to UK Chief of Police Joe Monroe, this […]
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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN), a personalized medicine consortium that allows its members to exchange data and push forward evidence-based cancer care to patients. Markey is the latest addition to this 17-member research partnership, which includes many of the top cancer centers in the nation. “It […]
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After enduring the loss of his wife to cancer, Brent Coop created a fund to serve as her legacy that raises money for those struggling to make ends meet while battling cancer. The Cathy Wolterman Coop Fund, which benefits patients in treatment at UK Markey Cancer Center for primary peritoneal and ovarian cancers who are struggling to […]
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“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi This is how Cathy Wolterman Coop lived her life; always putting others first and always working toward the greater good. As a mother, sister, friend, medical professional and spouse, she led and lived by example, bringing light and joy to those whose […]
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UK HealthCare’s University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital remains the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings released today. In addition, four major health care areas have achieved top 50 national rankings, three of them for the first time. UK HealthCare […]
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She was told, “enjoy the time you have left with your family; there’s nothing more we can do.” These are words no cancer patient hopes they’ll ever hear. But those were the words Annette Osborne heard from her oncologist. After battling cancer, and being declared cancer free once before, she was faced with missing out on more […]
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On Wednesday, May 17 members of the newly-formed Markey Women Strong philanthropy group awarded two inaugural Distinguished Researcher awards to Drs. Kathleen O’Connor and Rina Plattner during the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Research Day. The awards, each of which comes with a $50,000 research grant, were handed out by Markey Cancer Foundation board […]
Calling all pancake-lovers! The Sunset Marina and Campground Gang is hosting their annual all-you-can-eat pancake fundraiser to benefit the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Sunset Grill and Marina on Lake Herrington. The “Gang” is made up of families who either have a boat slip or camp site at Sunset Marina. […]
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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation was on hand as the UK Markey Cancer Center hosted its inaugural Precision Medicine Symposium on March 23, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington. The purpose of the one-day conference was to educate healthcare providers, especially those with a focus on cancer, on how to utilize precision […]
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