LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has the highest cancer rates in the nation, with the Appalachian region bearing the brunt of this burden. The latest book from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center‘s ACTION Program offers a unique and deeply personal lens into the region’s ongoing struggle with cancer. “Cancer in Appalachia: A Collection of Youth-Told Stories” features fictional short stories and poems by high school and undergraduate students from the region who are participants in Markey’s Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program. This edition of “Cancer in Appalachia” is the first to feature a collection of fictional stories – including narratives of […]
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