Cancer

‘UK at the Half:’ PAWS Program helps kids with cancer stay on track in school

Mar 14, 2025, 8:44 AM

Kentucky, Kids, Cancer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 14, 2025) — For children battling cancer, keeping up with school can be a challenge due to frequent medical appointments, hospital stays and treatment side effects. The Providing Assistance With School (PAWS) Program at the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic bridges the gap between education and medical care, ensuring young patients stay on track academically.

UK researchers expand access to radon mitigation in Kentucky with $2.6 million grant

Nov 13, 2024, 5:59 PM

Research Impact, Biomedical Research, Cancer

When people breathe in radon gas, they are more likely to develop lung cancer, particularly when they also breathe tobacco smoke. Radon, a radioactive gas, occurs naturally when uranium breaks down in rock and soil.

Sarah and Isabel Custer “We had to save both.”

May 1, 2024, 6:00 PM

Research Impact, Biomedical Research, Cancer

As Sarah Custer gasped for air in the back of a van on U.S. 127, all she could think about were her children — especially the one inside her. If Sarah couldn’t breathe, neither could Isabel.

'I Thought It Was a Miracle' – Clinical Trial Works Wonders for Markey Patient

Sep 17, 2019, 6:04 PM

Research Impact, Biomedical Research, Cancer

Despite the leaps and advances made in cancer treatments over the past few decades, sometimes patients still discover that they’ve exhausted all other available options.

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