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Link2Hope removes barriers for Kentuckians in need of screenings, diagnoses, and treatment for cancer.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time to honor survivors and to also educate women on the importance of getting a mammogram.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time to honor survivors and to also educate women on the importance of getting a mammogram. A mammogram is a first line of defense in detecting breast cancer, but for many women getting one scheduled and the cost and a potentially a lack of insurance can all be a barrier to the lifesaving screening.Kentucky CancerLink makes it their mission to partner with other agencies in the state to eliminate those barriers for women and men.
September dedicated to bringing more awareness to blood cancer in central Kentucky
In this Link to Hope, one Lexington woman turned to spreading awareness after losing her husband to cancer.
Woodford Co. Public Health Dir. speaking out about breast cancer journey
In this month's Link to Hope, the story of one Woodford Co. woman who works every day in public health and has a message of why its so important to get those screenings like a mammogram booked.
In this month’s Link to Hope, how one Lexington woman is using her own cancer journey to turn pain into purpose and grow a project now spreading cheer at UK’s Markey Cancer Center.
The Zinnia Project: How an idea born in the hospital bloomed into a way to give back
In this Link to Hope, how a podcast from Kentucky CancerLink is hoping the content it provides just might be what someone needs to hear in their cancer journey.
For some women diagnosed with cancer, the thought of losing their hair can sometimes be overwhelming.
Wig program is a boost of confidence to women facing cancer
Testicular cancer is often diagnosed in young men ages 15 to 35 and it doesn't always get the same attention other cancers do. In this Link to Hope how one Kentucky lawmaker is using his own journey to open up the conversation and bring awareness to other men.
Link to Hope | Kentucky lawmaker hopes to bring awareness to Testicular cancer
The medical world has seen so many advances thanks to technology. Now, artificial intelligence or AI, is helping in a new way when it comes to preventing colorectal cancer.
Saint Joseph Hospital using new ‘smart’ tool for colorectal cancer screenings
Link 2 Hope: Woman works to get people to quit smoking
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.In central Kentucky, the Yes Cerv was launched in 2021 to provide women with free lifesaving screenings. In this Link to Hope, how Kentucky CancerLink can connect women in under-served communities with the help they need by using someone to navigate them in a language they understand.
Link 2 Hope - Connecting women to free life-saving screenings
For people undergoing treatment for cancer, there is a facility in Lexington that often becomes their home away from home.
Link to Hope | Volunteers back inside the Hope Lodge to help cancer patients
Kentucky leads the country when it comes to lung cancer diagnosis rates and deaths, but one University of Kentucky doctor says there is more hope now than ever when it comes to screenings, treatment, and surviving. November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Early detection is key when it comes to so many cancers, and now a simple screening is proving to be a link to hope when it comes to beating lung cancer in the Commonwealth.
Link to Hope - Screening can help beat lung cancer
This year 288,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In the month of October WKYT has been shining a light on survivors, their stories, on the awareness of the disease and on hope. WKYT's Amber Philpott recently sat down with a Lexington woman who was in the middle of planning the best day of her life, when she got the worst news of her life. In this Link to Hope, how her family turned her wedding into a celebration of love and awareness for others.
Lexington woman diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before her wedding day