University of Kentucky researchers receive record $488 million in external grant funding for 2024
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today University of Kentucky researchers have received a record $488.4 million in external grants and contracts…
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Robin Dahms: Expressing a grief too deep, after watching her husband die from cancer
Robin Dahms watched her husband Paul, 53, die from cancer over a period of two years and is sharing this…
AICR report says risk for cancer goes to next level with every five-point increase in body mass
A new Report from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) sounds the alarm about what is driving the obesity-cancer…
American Institute for Cancer Research: Halloween means lots of candy and that can lead to cancer
A message from the American Institute for Cancer Research: Every year Americans buy nearly 600 million pounds of candy for…
Conner Middle School 6th grade students stage dinner, fundraiser for teacher with rare cancer
By Steve Oldfield Children, Inc. Students at Conner Middle School are rallying around a beloved teacher who is fighting a…
SmartHealthToday: Offer a healing hand to a loved one with cancer this holiday; little things count
By Kristen Mees SmartHealthToday If you know someone who has recently received a cancer diagnosis, you may be wondering how…
Constance Alexander: A scary time when mom had cancer — but the disease is just getting scarier
When I was in fifth grade, my mother had cancer. The three older children in the family were already out…
SmartHealthToday: Top 4 myths about heart disease in women
By Colleen Weinkam SmartHealth Today Reducing death and disability from heart disease and stroke is the goal of the American…
Kentucky leads the nation in cancers caused by a virus that HPV vaccinations can prevent
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the highest overall rate of cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, and…
A Link to Hope: Talia Weinberg recounts husband’s cancer, support she received during darkest days
By Talia Weinberg Special to KyForward In the beginning of 2014, life was good. I married a wonderful man. We…
Study: Lack of local care keeps Appalachian women from identifying cancer early, when more treatable
A lack of qualified local primary care providers — not longer driving distances to see a doctor — is leading…