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Link2Hope removes barriers for Kentuckians in need of screenings, diagnoses, and treatment for cancer.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
In this July Link to Hope we want to introduce you to a medical tattoo specialist using her talents to often times remove the scars that can be a lasting reminder of cancer or give women who have been through breast cancer a part of themselves back that was taken in order to save their life.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
A medical tattoo specialist uses her talents to often times remove the scars that can be a lasting reminder of cancer for women.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
One Lexington man is living life to the fullest after his diagnosis.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:03 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
Every person’s cancer journey is different. What one person may experience could be vastly different for the next. For Sharon Madison, wife of former University of Kentucky Baseball coach Keith Madison she is living beyond her cancer thanks to a link to hope she found in cancer rehabilitation.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
Madison has been working with Kort Physical therapy for the past two years.
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Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
In the last 14 years, countless lives have been saved and barriers have been removed for Kentuckians facing cancer, thanks to Kentucky CancerLink.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
When Kentucky CancerLink was first started, it was a labor of love for a woman who saw a need and ended up creating a critical link to hope for thousands.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
A Georgetown woman turned her diagnosis into a way to reach out to others and in turn allowing herself to heal.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT
A Georgetown woman turned her diagnosis into a way to reach out to others and in turn allowing herself to heal.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:33 PM EST
|By Amber Philpott
Through education and outreach, Lexington group Colors of Promise is working to change the statistics by being a link to hope for women of color in Kentucky.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST
Colors of Promise helps women of color battle breast cancer
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:30 PM EST
|By Amber Philpott
Cervical cancer is a highly preventable cancer with early detection, but for a lot of Kentucky women, the screening is put off due to the cost.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:29 AM EST
State program aims to eliminate barriers for women needing cervical cancer screening
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 3:19 PM EST
|By Amber Philpott
For someone dealing with cancer the holidays can be an added stress on top of what they are already going through. A group of Lexington women started an organization to try and ease that burden in honor of a friend who lost her battle to ovarian cancer.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:56 PM EST
|By Amber Philpott
A recent “State of Lung Cancer” report by the American Lung Association found that Kentucky continues to have the highest lung cancer rates in the country.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 7:06 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
During the pandemic, many women put off their annual screenings, which doctors say if you did you should get your mammogram scheduled now.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 4:29 AM EDT
Berea woman finds unexpected encouragement during cancer treatment
Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
For some breast cancer patients, lymphedema can add to the burden cancer brings. Kentucky CancerLink aims to provide needed resources to take some of that worry away.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2021 at 4:29 AM EDT
Experts believe some vaccine hesitancy is fueled by misinformation on social media
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 8:48 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
Chances are this summer you have had a little fun in the sun, but too much exposure can increase your chances of skin cancer. The Skin Cancer Foundation says it is the most common cancer in the world.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM EDT
The Skin Cancer Foundation estimates this year there will be 207 thousand new melanoma cases diagnosed.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 4:29 AM EDT
Out & About - Local Lex Market
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
Kentucky leads the country in the highest incidence rate for the cancer, but a push for more education on the importance of screenings has helped to try and curb the numbers.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 4:29 AM EDT
Fayette Co. School Board approves new superintendent’s contract
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Amber Philpott
In this Link to Hope, we look into how one Kentucky researcher hopes to use a new study to learn from those who have beat or are living with cancer.