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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute "Comprehensive" Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI. Markey is the first and only center in Kentucky to achieve this designation, and the next-closest Comprehensive Cancer Center is nearly 200 miles from Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced on Friday that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, which is the highest

Twenty million dollars allocated by the General Assembly in the 2023-2024 biennial budget was integral to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center being designated as a comprehensive cancer cen

Markey Cancer Center has been named a comprehensive cancer center — the top designation from the National Cancer Institute that has been 10 years in the making.

"This is a school that will be known as a center of excellence for cancer research. And giving hope for a cure, to those who fight this with their family and friends and a longer life."

The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky has been named a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, announced UK President Eli Capilouto on Friday.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI. Markey is the first and only center in Kentucky to achieve this designation, and the next-closest Comprehensive Cancer Center is nearly 200 miles from Lexington. There are currently only 72 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the country, and 56 of those are Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

INDIANAPOLIS —Thursday at the Indiana State Fair, the Evers family of Wolcottville in Noble County will receive the 2023 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation from Indiana Landmarks and Indiana

A day-long spotlight event May 12 highlighted the latest advancements in cancer research underway at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center.