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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center
Markey Cancer Control Program
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
University of Kentucky
Markey Cancer Center
University of Louisville
Brown Cancer Center
Markey Cancer Control Program
Kentucky
Cancer
Registry
Cancer Information
Service
of the Mid-South
Kentucky
Cancer
Program
Appalachia
Cancer
Network
Prevention
Research
Center
Kentucky-Appalachian
Science Enrichment
Program
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
The divisions of the UK Markey Cancer Control
Program have distinct but complementary
strengths and missions. Together, they form a
multi-faceted and comprehensive cancer control
program.
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
The UK Markey Cancer Control Program divisions integrate
• Data (Kentucky Cancer Registry)
• Information (Cancer Information Service)
• Outreach (Kentucky Cancer Program)
• Research (all divisions)
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
• More than 20,000 new cancer cases and 9,500 cancer
deaths are reported annually in Kentucky
• Nationally, Kentucky ranks
 No. 4 in death rates from all cancers
 No. 1 in lung cancer death rates
 No. 3 in cervical cancer death rates
 No. 8 in colorectal cancer death rates
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Most common cancers in Kentucky
• Lung
• Breast
• Prostate
• Colon/rectum
• Melanoma
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
The UK Markey Cancer Control Program
• Monitors all cancers diagnosed and treated in Kentucky
• Provides this data to communities and helps local
groups identify cancer problems and find solutions
• Brings together researchers to develop new cancer
control approaches
• Operates two nationally funded research centers that
focus on rural populations, including Appalachia
• Works with a wide variety of partners across the state
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Current research grants and contracts
• Cancer Information Service contract from NCI
• Prevention Research Center grant from CDC
• Kentucky Cancer Registry grant from CDC
• Appalachia Cancer Network grant from NCI
• Colorectal Cancer High Rate/Low Rate Study grant: from CDC
• Project to Overcome the Digital Divide grant from NCI
• Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
contract from NCI
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Research grants and contracts pending or under development
• Proposal to become an NCI Center of Excellence in Cancer
Communication (under development)
• Four RO1 proposals in cancer communication (under
development)
• NCI/NIDR oral cancer epidemiology grant (under
development)
• RO1 proposal to NCI on Changing the Patterns of Care for
Stage III Colon Cancer (pending)
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The Kentucky Cancer Registry
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Kentucky Cancer Registry
• Kentucky’s population-based central cancer registry
• Funded by the Kentucky Legislature and the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Gold-certified as one of the premiere cancer
registries in North America
• Part of the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance,
Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
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Kentucky Cancer Registry
KCR data
• Shows age-adjusted cancer incidence rates by county
and Area Development District (ADD)
• Includes demographic information (age, sex, race,
etc.) and cancer-specific information (type, stage,
treatment, etc.)
• Is managed by a state-of-the-art electronic data
system
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Kentucky Cancer Registry
• Shows how age-adjusted cancer incidence rates in
Kentucky are different from those reported by NCI’s
SEER Program
• Shows how age-adjusted cancer incidence rates in
Kentucky have been increasing each year since 1995
while the SEER age-adjusted rates have been
decreasing
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Kentucky Cancer Registry
Annual Report of Cancer Incidence in Kentucky
• Presented to legislators and all district cancer councils
each year
• Resource for cancer control planners, public health
officials, hospitals, researchers, educators, policymakers and journalists
• Available on KCR Web site at http://www.kcr.uky.edu
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Cancer Information Service
of the Mid-South
1-800-4-CANCER
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Cancer Information of the Mid-South
The CIS of the Mid-South serves
1-800-4-CANCER
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Kentucky
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Arkansas
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Tennessee
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Alabama
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Mississippi
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Louisiana
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Cancer Information of the Mid-South
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Part of the National Cancer Institute
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One of 14 regional CIS offices
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Delivers the latest, most accurate cancer information
to patients, their families, the public, and health
professionals
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Serves the public through
 Toll-free Information Service (1-800-4-CANCER
 Partnership Program
 Research
1-800-4-CANCER
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Cancer Information of the Mid-South
Information Service
• Specially trained staff explain scientific information to
callers in easy-to-understand terms
• Responds to almost 14,000 calls to 1-800-4-CANCER
each year
• Tailored and personal attention to each caller
• All calls confidential
1-800-4-CANCER
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Cancer Information of the Mid-South
Partnership Program works with trusted state and regional
organizations to reach minority and medically underserved
audiences. CIS helps partners
 develop programs
 obtain NCI materials
 build coalitions
 conduct training
 network with one another
1-800-4-CANCER
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Cancer Information of the Mid-South
CIS role in research
• Educates callers about clinical trials through
Information Service
• Conducts trainings about clinical trials for health
professionals and the public through Partnership
Program
• Participates in research on how to promote healthy
behaviors and communicate health information
effectively
1-800-4-CANCER
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Kentucky Cancer Program
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Kentucky Cancer Program
• Jointly administered by the University of Kentucky and
the University of Louisville
• Funded by the Kentucky General Assembly
• Serves all of Kentucky through a unique network of 13
regional outreach offices
• Focuses on cancer education and prevention
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Kentucky Cancer Program
Works closely with
• Kentucky Department for Public Health
• American Cancer Society
• Hospitals
• Community coalitions
• Other health agencies
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Kentucky Cancer Program
KCP cancer control specialists
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Plan and implement cancer control programs with
community partners
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Publish regional resource directories
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Help establish and maintain cancer support groups
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Help communities develop patient education
programs
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Adopt and promote proven scientific strategies for
cancer control
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Kentucky Cancer Program
KCP takes a leadership role in initiatives addressing
unique needs and special populations, such as
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Cancer control programs in Appalachia
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Governor’s Task Force on Breast Cancer
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40 county breast and cervical cancer
coalitions
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Kentucky Breast Cancer Coalition
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Kentucky African Americans Against Cancer
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Appalachia Cancer Network
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Appalachia Cancer Network
• One of 17 projects funded through NCI’s Special
Populations Networks for Cancer Awareness, Research
and Training
• Consortium of regional, state and local partners
• Serves Appalachian areas of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and New York
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Appalachia Cancer Network
Priority areas
• Cancer control research and programs
• Increased participation in clinical trials among
Appalachian residents
• Greater interest in cancer control research
careers among Appalachian residents
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Goals
• Increase access to existing cancer education
programs, information and services
• Expand cancer control network of local, state, regional
and national partners established by NCI’s nowcompleted Appalachia Leadership Initiative on Cancer
(ALIC)
• Stimulate interest in research and help local
researchers compete for cancer research funding
• Enhance and expand regional cancer data collection
systems
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Prevention Research Center
UK Markey Cancer Control Program
Prevention Research Center
• One of 24 centers within the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s National Prevention
Research Center Network
• Conducts research in collaboration with other cancer
surveillance, education, outreach and research
programs in the region
• Serves Appalachian regions of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia and West Virginia
• Focus on lung, cervix, colorectal and breast cancers
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Prevention Research Center
Goals
• Conduct research on cancer risk factors in Central
Appalachia
• Design, implement and evaluate interventions
• Link prevention research to public health and clinical
practice
• Provide cancer prevention and control research training
opportunities to clinicians and scientists throughout
Central Appalachia
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Prevention Research Center
Key projects
• Tobacco prevention and cessation pilot program
• Mail and household survey of risk factor
prevalence
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Kentucky-Appalachian
Science Enrichment Program
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Kentucky-Appalachian Science Enrichment Program
• Funded by the National Cancer Institute
• Sponsors a five-week residential summer camp at
the University of Kentucky
• Available to 9th-grade students from underrepresented and low-income groups, such as
Appalachian, Asian-American, Black American,
Hispanic American, and Native American
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Kentucky-Appalachian Science Enrichment Program
Camp activities
• Group study of case histories of selected cancerrelated issues
• Academic experiences in science and mathematics
• Learning skills instruction
• Career exploration in science, mathematics,
engineering, science research, and health careers
• Site visits and field experiences
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Kentucky-Appalachian Science Enrichment Program
Goals
• Enhance students’ scientific, problem-solving, and
critical thinking skills
• Promote interaction and friendships among faculty,
staff and students
• Encourage youths to consider careers in science,
especially cancer research
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“Kentucky is rich in resources to help prevent and
control cancer. We have the opportunity to make
real progress against this terrible disease if we
pull together and share those resources.”
Steve Wyatt, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Cancer Control