The Center for Rural Cancer Education and Research would help train medical workers from underserved communities in the latest cancer-fighting techniques so they can take those skills back to their communities.
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Merkel cell carcinoma is very rare and tends to spread quickly, including to parts of the body beyond the skin.
UofL Health announced a $3.8 million investment Thursday to its Medical Center Northeast that will allow patients at the Brown Cancer Center to get results of their radiation or scans within hours.
A single sunburn can increase the risk of developing melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.
The gift, provided by the The Gibbs Foundation Inc, will fund research staff for three years, and increase capacity for trial participants, according to a news release.
Local doctors said they're finding cancer cases are much more aggressive because people couldn't detect their cancer in its early stages.
Cancer and Blood Specialists of Louisville has joined UofL Health's Brown Cancer Center.