PLANNING GRANTS FOR PROSPECTIVE CANCER CENTERS

露西尔帕克马基癌症中心是一个有针对性的“中心， 卓越”的肯塔基州的大学，与整体使命， 通过晚期癌症降低癌症发病率和死亡率 研究教育、病人护理和社区外展活动。 大学，社区和英联邦的承诺 肯塔基州对这一使命的支持日益明显。 已经到位的综合癌症中心的要素 包括：基础科学的坚实基础， 免疫学和分子生物学;临床科学不断发展的基础; 超过165，000平方英尺的专用空间， 门诊部10万平方米，私人病房44间，骨病床12张 骨髓移植单位，最先进的研究实验室和 设备，磁共振成像和光谱中心，以及 专业动物护理设施;多种核心资源，包括 大分子结构分析，电子显微镜，荧光 活化细胞分选，转基因小鼠构建，NMR 光谱学/分子建模、生物统计学和临床研究 办公室广泛的区域影响是通过广泛的 活动和协会，包括五个社区办事处， 肯塔基州癌症项目（KCP），一项临床研究附属项目 涉及八个外部合作机构，各种癌症控制 倡议，并与国务院联络互动， 卫生与公众服务部、各立法代表以及 美国癌症协会。该提案要求提供支持，以制定更多 全面的框架和重点，真正全面的癌症中心 拥有强大的研究基础，服务于整个 区域需求-从癌症预防和早期发现到 先进的三级护理。规划补助金的支持 癌症中心将有助于巩固适当的方案 为中心的基础设施，提供指导，从外部咨询 委员会，加强招聘新的教师，帮助发展新的 计划倡议和扩展核心研究的能力 设施该中心的这些进步将使其处于一个非常 竞争性地位，获得国家基金全额核心支助赠款 癌症研究所.这种支持的最终效果将是加强 国家癌症计划在一个大的服务不足的有效性 国家的区域。

The Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center is a targeted "Center of Excellence" of the University of Kentucky, with an overall mission to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cancer through advanced cancer research education, patient care, and community outreach initiatives. Commitments of the University, the community, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky toward the support of this mission are increasingly evident. Elements of a comprehensive cancer center which are already in place include: A solid base of basic sciences with growing strengths in immunology and molecular biology; a growing base of clinical sciences; over 165,000 square feet of dedicated space encompassing 8,000 square feet of outpatient clinics, 44 private inpatient rooms, a 12-bed bone marrow transplant unit, state of the art research laboratories and equipment, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Center, and a specialized animal care facility; multiple core resources, including Macromolecular Structure Analysis, Electron Microscopy, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting, Transgenic Mouse Construction, NMR Spectroscopy/Molecular Modeling, Biostatistics, and a Clinical Research Office. Broad regional impact is elicited through a wide spectrum of activities and associations, including five community-based offices of the Kentucky Cancer Program (KCP), a Clinical Research Affiliates Program involving eight external cooperating institutions, various Cancer Control initiatives, and liaison interactions with the state Department for Health and Human Services, various legislative representatives, and the American Cancer Society. This proposal requests support to develop more fully the framework and focus for a truly comprehensive cancer center with a strong foundation of research serving the entire spectrum of regional needs-from cancer prevention and early ,detection through advanced tertiary care. Support from a PLANNING GRANT FOR PROSPECTIVE CANCER CENTERS will help solidify an appropriate programmatic infrastructure for the center, provide guidance from an External Advisory Committee, enhance the recruitment of new faculty, help develop new program initiatives and extend the capabilities of core research facilities. These advancements of the center would place it in a very competitive position for a full core support grant from the National Cancer Institute. The ultimate effect of this support will be to enhanCe the effectiveness of the National Cancer Program in a large underserved region of the country.