Kentucky Cancer Program

Jamie Smith, Cancer Control Specialist, and the Kentucky Cancer Program is working to identify cancer problems and mobilize communities into action. Funded by the General Assembly and jointly administered by the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville and the Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky, KCP focuses specifically on the state's cancer problems.

Hospice - September 25, 2008
Hospice care is compassionate care for people in the last phases of life so that they may live life as pleasantly as possible.
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Increasing Colon Cancer Screening - June 12, 2008
In this special edition we join Dr. Whitney Jones, Louisville gastroenterologist and Founder of the Colon Cancer Prevention Project. He discusses the latest screening guidelines, recent legislation, and a Dialogue for Action.
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Cancer Screenings - April, 2008
Jamie talks with health department nurses, Linda Cavitt, Melissa Ballard, and Jeri Miller about upcoming screening opportunities for prevention and detection of breast and cervical cancer. Find out if you are eligible for the screening program.
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Cooper Clayton Program - March, 2008
Want to stop smoking? This edition of the Kentucky Cancer Program focuses on a program that can help you do that. Jamie talks with Megan Cody, Sessation Specialist with the Purchase District Health Department about the Cooper Clayton Program. Find out how the program works and when and where the classes are available.
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Smoking Prevention - October, 2007
Jamie travels to Murray, Kentucky to interview Dr. Richard Hurt of the Mayo Clinic about the dangers of smoking tobacco.
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Breast Cancer - September 25, 2007
Join Jamie as she talks about breast cancer recovery and renewal. Learn the warning signs with some screening tips that could save a life.
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