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'Behind the Blue:' Ellen Hahn Demonstrates Commitment to Health Research, Advocacy

Jan 15, 2019, 10:35 AM

For the past 25 years, Ellen Hahn has been working hard to help Kentuckians get on, and stay on, the road to better health.

UK Study Shows Promise Toward Prevention of Melanoma

Jan 15, 2019, 10:33 AM

In a study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a team of University of Kentucky researchers have discovered specific protein interactions that may help cells resist ultraviolet (UV) damage and carcinogenesis.

Daret St. Clair Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from International Society

Nov 27, 2018, 9:25 AM

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Daret St. Clair, Ph.D., has been named the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient from the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (SfRBM).

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New NCI Grant Expands Markey’s Successful Oncology Training Program to High Schoolers

Nov 26, 2018, 8:51 AM

After successfully launching an oncology training program for Appalachian undergrads in 2016, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is expanding the program to include high school students.

UK Study Finds Promising Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer

Nov 12, 2018, 9:31 AM

A new Nature Communications study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that an enzyme known as Prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha-1 (P4HA1) is a potential therapeutic target for triple negative breast cancer.

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A Promise We Intend to Keep

Nov 6, 2018, 8:30 AM

Kentucky faces the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States. Researchers at the University of Kentucky aim to reduce these numbers by half. We believe that’s what Kentucky can do.

United Health Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to UK College of Dentistry to Reduce Oral Cancer, Improve Oral Health

Nov 2, 2018, 9:00 AM

A $1 million grant from the United Health Foundation will enable the University of Kentucky’s College of Dentistry to launch its “Eradicate Oral Cancer in Eastern Kentucky” project.

Study: Ultrasound Ovarian Cancer Screening Improves Survival

Nov 1, 2018, 9:37 AM

A University of Kentucky study just published in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that annual ultrasound screening of at-risk asymptomatic women increases the survival rates of women with type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer.

Markey Hits Major Milestone for Personalized Medicine Consortium

Nov 1, 2018, 9:02 AM

Just one year after joining the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN), the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has already enrolled more than 1,000 patients. 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.

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Researcher Studies Cancer in Africa to Understand it at Home

Oct 19, 2018, 8:48 AM

By understanding the metabolic and epigenetic risk factors for breast cancer in Nigeria, researchers like Tomi Akinyemiju can better understand why African-American women in the United States are more likely to develop this disease and can begin to develop ways to prevent the disease and develop more effective treatment.

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