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Cancer Acute Treatment Clinic

The UK Markey Cancer Center offers same-day acute treatment options for cancer patients being treated at Markey. We offer this urgent-care service from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays to give our patients timely care in a safe environment. 

 

CALL US
FIRST

Markey Cancer Center offers same-day appointments that allow our oncology patients to get a thorough evaluation for minor issues along with appropriate care. This allows our patients to avoid a trip to the emergency room when symptoms present suddenly.

Staying out of the ER helps our patients avoid:

  • Being exposed to transmissible diseases in ER waiting rooms
  • Long wait times
  • Unnecessary visits to the hospital

 

WHAT WE
TREAT

We treat symptoms that cannot wait until your next appointment at Markey, including:

  • Uncontrolled nausea
    and/or vomiting
  • Abdominal pain
  • Skin rashes
  • Dehydration
  • Shortness of breath
    (non-life-threatening)
  • Constipation/diarrhea
  • Fatigue/weakness
  • Fever or chills
  • Cancer-related pain
  • Loss of appetite

WHEN SHOULD YOU GO
TO THE ER INSTEAD?

  • Marked respiratory distress
  • Chest pain or discomfort
  • Trauma or broken bones

 

APPOINTMENTS

Call 859-257-4488. From the main line:

  • Press 1 to make an appointment or to reach a Markey Cancer Center Clinic. 
  • Press 6 to reach the Markey Cancer Acute Treatment Clinic.
NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center - A Cancer Center Designated by the National Cancer Institute

Markey Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center – a distinction that recognizes our commitment to accelerating precision cancer research and care to patients. We are the first and only NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center in Kentucky, and one of 57 in the nation.

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