Markey Cancer Center
| Markey Cancer Center | |
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| Albert B. Chandler Hospital | |
M. Margrite Davis and Ralph E. Mills Magnetic Imaging and Spectroscopy Center
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| Geography | |
| Location | 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°01′54″N 84°30′30″W / 38.0316446°N 84.5084135°WCoordinates: 38°01′54″N 84°30′30″W / 38.0316446°N 84.5084135°W |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Kentucky College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Standards | National Cancer Institute |
| Speciality | Cancer Research and Treatment |
| History | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Links | |
| Website | markeycancercenter.htm |
The Markey Cancer Center is located in Lexington, Kentucky and is working towards the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer. It is a component of the UK HealthCare. It was established in 1985, but has since grown to 28 departments, eight colleges, and has 150 employees. Markey has four distinct facilities located within three buildings, totaling to an estimated 200,000 square feet of space.
The Markey Cancer Center is located on the University of Kentucky's campus. It is found on the north central side of the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital.
Markey Cancer Center was preceded by the McDowell Cancer Network, which focused on community outreach and education. This was established in 1975. In 1975, the McDowell Cancer Network received a P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Markey Cancer Center was officially established in 1983, on the foundation of the McDowell Cancer Network. In 1995, it was awarded a P20 Cancer Center Planning Grant. In 1990, the Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) was added on to Markey to monitor cancer levels within the state of Kentucky.
Markey receives its namesake from Lucille P. Markey. She was the owner of the Calumet Farm, a prestigious horse farm located in Lexington, Kentucky. Before her death, she started the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust to benefit medical research.
The Markey Cancer Center includes four individual facilities within three different buildings. These facilities are the Ben F. Roach Cancer Care Facility, the Dorothy Enslow Combs Cancer Research Facility, the M. Margrite Davis and Ralph E. Mills Magnetic Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, and the Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson Cancer facility for Women. These four facilities comprise the Markey Cancer Center Complex, all working together on the prevention, treatment and cure for cancer.
The Ben F. Roach Cancer Care Facility of the Markey Cancer Center lends 48,000 square feet of space dedicated to individual care of cancer patients. Inside there is patient care and a variety of cancer treatment facilities. These consist of radiation medicine, ovarian cancer screening, and bone marrow transplants. The facility also is made up of multiple cancer-related research labs.
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