ACTION Program News

On this page, you can keep up with all the latest news from the Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program. Find the latest articles below.

For more information, visit the About page to learn more about the program's goals, plan, outreach efforts and more, as well as additional pages for information on the ACTION Program itself and its cohorts.

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Taking ACTION: UK Markey Center Program Addresses High Cancer Rates in Appalachia, Feb. 23, 2023
Markey’s ACTION alumni set to take on Appalachia’s cancer crisis, Jan. 31, 2023

An Interview Conversation about Appalachia’s Burden, a Multimedia Project Highlighting Appalachian Kentucky’s Cancer Burden, June 30, 2022
Multimedia Project Spotlights Cancer Burden in Appalachia, June 14, 2022
Q&A: The Region with the Nation’s Highest Cancer Rates Could be Home to the Generation that Ends this Statistic, April 8, 2022
An Interview Conversation about the 2nd Edition of the Book The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION, March 31, 2022
Kentucky students author book about cancer in Appalachia, March 16, 2022
Markey's ACTION Program Announces Second Edition of Book, Feb. 28, 2022
Markey’s ACTION Program Addresses Key Cancer Care Issue in Appalachian Kentucky, Feb. 23, 2022
Appalachian Youth Use Cameras in UK Cancer Center’s Project to Document and Think About Cancer in Rural Kentucky, Feb. 10, 2022
Through the Lens: Appalachian Youth Document Cancer in Rural Kentucky, Feb. 4, 2022
Cervical Cancer Prevention is Possible With Increased Screening and Awareness, Jan. 18, 2022

Opportunity Open for Appalachian Students Interested in Cancer-Focused Careers, Dec. 9, 2021
Markey’s SHE in Oncology Program Provides Valuable Experience for Future Women in Science, Dec. 6, 2021
‘UK at the Half’: Learn About Markey’s SHE in Oncology Program, Nov. 17, 2021
Student Exhibit Highlights Cancer’s Toll on Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 27, 2021
A New Art Exhibit Depicts the Cancer Crisis in Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 20, 2021
Kentucky Students Take ACTION, Oct. 10, 2021
ACTION Students Document Cancer Crisis in Appalachia in New Photography Exhibit, Sept. 21, 2021
ACTION Preps Kentucky High Schoolers for Cancer Careers Even Through the Pandemic, July 22, 2021
SHE Is For Her: Recruiting Young Women For Oncology Careers, April 23, 2021
Markey’s ACTION Program Develops Cancer Education Curriculum for Appalachian Schools, Feb. 19, 2021
Markey Launching New Summer Oncology Program for Teen Girls, Feb. 19, 2021
ACTION Program Offers Resources to Appalachian Students Pursuing Medical Careers, Feb. 2, 2021
Kentucky by Heart: ACTION Program Offers Resources to Appalachian Students Pursuing Medical Careers, Feb. 2, 2021

Vanderford Receives Kentucky Academy of Science’s Excellence in Science Education and Outreach Award, Nov. 11, 2020
An Interview Conversation about the Book The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION, Feb. 27, 2020
Markey's ACTION Program Announces New Book, Feb.19, 2020
New Study Examines Ways to Improve Cancer Literacy in Kentucky Students, Feb. 11, 2020

High Schoolers Make a Difference Through ACTION Program, Dec. 21, 2019
UK Recognizes Markey’s ACTION Program, Oct. 28, 2019
Training Kentucky Students in Cancer Research to impact Communities, Oct. 25, 2019
Markey's ACTION Program Hosts Inaugural Summer Residential Program, Aug. 13, 2019
Markey Announces First Cohort of High School Students for ACTION Program, May 7, 2019
Recruiting Young Eastern Kentuckians to Careers in Oncology, May 2, 2019
UK Ag, Markey Team Up for Podcast Miniseries on Cancer, May 2, 2019

New NCI Grant Expands Markey’s Successful Oncology Training Program to High Schoolers, Nov. 26, 2018
UK Program Engages Appalachian Students in Cancer Research, March 21, 2018
UK Program Training Future Cancer Fighters, March 5, 2018
Career Training in Oncology Program Video, March 5, 2018
Training Kentucky's Next Generation of Cancer Fighters, March 5, 2018

Unique Program Empowering Students, Nov. 30, 2017
UK Program Engages Appalachian Students in Cancer Research, April 3, 2017
UK program to train Appalachian undergraduates to fight cancer, July 27, 2016
UK Markey Cancer Center Launching New Undergraduate Training Program, July 26, 2016

Markey Cancer Center is NCI-designated

The UK Markey Cancer Center was first designated by the National Cancer Institute in 2013 – a distinction that recognizes our extraordinary ability to provide world-class care for our patients. We are the only NCI-Designated Cancer Center in Kentucky and one of only 71 in the nation.