Meeting the Challenge of Cancer
The MD-UPDATE oncology issue is always challenging because there are so many stories to tell about Kentucky physicians and their work in prevention and treatment
Gil Dunn
November 1, 2015
Cancer Care
Expanding Cancer Care
LOUISVILLE Cancer patients in Louisville’s east end now have a cancer treatment center closer to home. The James Graham Brown Cancer Center, jointly operated by
Jennifer S. Newton
September 1, 2015
Lung Cancer Screening Comes to Central Kentucky
LEXINGTON Lung cancer kills more Americans than the next four most common cancers combined, but for some Kentuckians, a new early detection program at Saint
Tim Corkran
March 1, 2015
Improving Access to Better Breast Cancer Care in Kentucky Demands Challenging the Status Quo
LOUISVILLE Appropriate management of early stage breast cancer involves choosing breast-conserving therapy (BCT) — lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy — or mastectomy. Data from multiple studies
Anthony E. Dragun, MD
July 1, 2014
Game Changer
LOUISVILLE University of Louisville’s (U of L) James Graham Brown Cancer Center Deputy Director Jason A. Chesney, MD, PhD, has one imperative message when it
Jennifer S. Newton
July 1, 2014
Healing Garden at Markey Cancer Center
LEXINGTON A former concrete canyon at the Markey Cancer Center is being transformed into a healing garden. Located on the east side of the Ben
MD-Update Staff
October 1, 2013
Cancer Patient Rehabilitation Gets the STAR® Treatment
LEXINGTON Saint Joseph Hospital (SJH) Rehabilitation Manager Vickie Heierman, a 34 year veteran of Saint Joseph, wanted to expand and improve the rehabilitation services for
Gil Dunn
August 1, 2013
Funding Milestone for Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program
LEXINGTON Thanks to a little political muscle and a lot of good evidence, champions for colon cancer screening and prevention can now point to Kentucky
Megan C. Smith
October 1, 2012
Accredited Cancer Services Go Farther
LEXINGTON Lexington Clinic’s Southeastern Kentucky Cancer Center (SKCC) in Corbin and Richmond Regional Oncology Center (RROC) in Richmond received accreditation from the American College of
Gil Dunn
October 1, 2012
The State of Cancer
Kevin Costner dramatizing Devil Anse Hatfield in a recent History Channel miniseries recalled what is perhaps Kentucky’s most notorious feud – the Hatfields vs. the
Jennifer S. Newton
October 1, 2012