ACTION Photo Exhibit
Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States; no other state in the country has a worse cancer problem than does Kentucky. There are over 30,000 new cases and 10,000 deaths each year in the state. What is worse is that cancer rates are greatest in the Appalachian region of Kentucky. The high cancer rates are caused by elevated cancer risk factors and other issues including fewer health care facilities in the region.
The Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center prepares high school and undergraduate students from Appalachian Kentucky to address the cancer problems in their communities now and in the future. By sharing cancer education information, ACTION students can increase community members’ cancer knowledge which can aid in reducing cancer rates in the area.
As a way to share cancer education, ACTION participants have been taking photographs in their communities that remind them of the causes and consequences of cancer. We share these images with you in our “Cancer In Appalachia” exhibit.
We thank our sponsors including the National Cancer Institute that funds the ACTION Program, University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center, UK HealthCare, CREATE and UK Arts in Health Care.
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Matthew Sanders, Laurel County

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Karlee Compton, Montgomery County

Allie Combs, Wolfe County

Nathan Hogg, Rowan County

Hanah Whisenant, Lawrence County

John Staton, Elliott County

Brianna Reyes, Carter County

Allie Combs, Wolfe County

Kassidy Burke, Lawrence County

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Kinley Lewis, Elliott County

Matthew Sanders, Laurel County

Chezney Boothe, Perry County

Zane Whitaker, Magoffin County

Holly Dickens, Rowan County
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Karlee Compton, Montgomery County

Brianna Reyes, Carter County

Bella Dunn, Magoffin County

John Staton, Elliott County

Nolan Marcum, Carter County

Kassidy Burke, Lawrence County

Haleigh Thompson, Lawrence County

Susanna Goggans, Johnson County

Allie Combs, Wolfe County

Nathan Hogg, Rowan County

Chezney Boothe, Perry County

Hanah Whisenant, Lawrence County

Holly Dickens, Rowan County

Allisa Pack, Lawrence County

Makinna Caudill, Magoffin County

Natalie Barker, Elliott County
- Jason Akhtarekhavari, UK Arts in Healthcare Manager

Andrew Davidson, Rowan County

Brianna Reyes, Carter County

Holly Dickens, Rowan County

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Natalie Barker, Elliott County

Susanna Goggans, Johnson County

Allie Combs, Wolfe County

Caylee Caudill, Johnson County

Katelyn Nigro, Whitley County

Chezney Boothe, Perry County

Holly Dickens, Rowan County

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Andrew Davidson, Rowan County

Matthew Sanders, Laurel County

John Staton, Elliott County

Caylee Caudill, Johnson County
- Nathan Vanderford, PhD, ACTION Program Director

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Nathan Hogg, Rowan County

Karlee Compton, Montgomery County

Caylee Caudill, Johnson County

Katelyn Nigro, Whitley County

Makinna Caudill, Magoffin County

Holly Dickens, Rowan County

Nathan Hogg, Rowan County

Kaitlin Schumaker, Laurel County

Chezney Boothe, Perry County

Rachel Collins, Clay County

Zane Whitaker, Magoffin County

Joshua Griffith, Greenup County

Kaylee Compton, Montgomery County

Olivia Thornsbury, Pike County

Camari Parker, Elliott County
- Camari Parker, Elliott County, ACTION Program Participant

Katie Anne Brown, Laurel County

Haleigh Thompson, County

Haleigh Thompson, Lawrence County

Kelci Blair, Johnson County

Lily Kate Hubbs, Knox County

Mackenzie Caldwell, Madison County

Jonathan Ramsey, Pulaski County

Eryka Criswell, Wayne County

Griffin James, Carter County

Isabelle Pace, Leslie County

Rachel Henderson, Green County

Sophia Beaudoin, Wayne County

Sophia Beaudoin, Wayne County

Tessa Goble, Carter County

Tyler Guffey, Clinton County

Kaylee Compton, Montgomery County

Rachel Henderson, Green County

Tyler Guffey, Clinton County

Katie Anne Brown, Laurel County

Hannah Hamric, Elliott County