Cancer has not stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic and neither has the UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center. Since opening our doors in 1981, the Brown Cancer Center has been the site of several significant research breakthrough and groundbreaking treatments. However, we have so much more work to do!
Kentucky is Ground Zero for cancer with some of the highest morbidity rates in the country. The Brown Cancer Center is poised to change these statistics. The US cancer death rate dropped by 30% in the past 30 years and I believe that with your help, we can drop this rate another 30% over the next 5 years.
One of the most promising treatments is immunotherapy which alters the patient’s own immune system to attack cancer cells. Through research done right here at the Brown Cancer Center we have decreased the melanoma death rate by a startling 75% and are currently working to use this nontoxic treatment option to fight other cancer types.
We strongly believe that as an academic cancer center that has been a forerunner in immunotherapy research, we will decrease the overall death rate of all cancers. This is how we can do it, together:
Supporting research to fund innovative approaches with cutting edge instruments
Continued creation of novel clinical trials
Prioritization of aggressive screening an outreach programs
Addressing the housing and transportation needs of our patients who will not survive if they can't get back and forth to treatment
Lastly, we need your personal advocacy. You may be one person but together we are mighty. In the last few years we have worked together on advocacy efforts including the Kentucky cigarette tax to provide funds for cancer research right here where the need is highest. Imagine what we can do together over the next five years.
Jason Chesney, MD, PhD
Director and Chief Administrative Officer
UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center/Oncology Service Line
Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Louisville
#RaiseSomeL
Rank | Prize | Area | Donors |
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1 | $500 | College of Arts & Sciences | 95 |
2 | School of Medicine | 60 | |
3 | UofL Alumni Councils | 53 | |
4 | RaiseRED Dance Marathon | 36 | |
5 | Resilient Families Project | 34 | |
6 | Student Affairs | 20 | |
7 | Cultural Center | 20 | |
8 | College of Business | 16 | |
9 | Speed School of Engineering | 13 | |
10 | School of Nursing | 13 | |
11 | UofL Health | 12 | |
12 | College of Education & Human Development | 11 | |
13 | MLK Scholars Program | 11 | |
14 | UofL Alumni Chapters | 11 | |
15 | Brown Cancer Center | 10 | |
16 | Miracle Monocle | 9 | |
17 | School of Public Health & Information Sciences | 8 | |
18 | McConnell Center | 7 | |
19 | LGBT Center | 6 | |
20 | Kent School of Social Work | 5 | |
21 | Young and Emerging Professionals ERG | 5 | |
22 | Brandeis School of Law | 4 | |
23 | School of Dentistry | 4 | |
24 | School of Music | 4 | |
25 | Black Faculty & Staff Association | 4 | |
26 | Malcolm X Debate Team | 3 | |
27 | International Center | 3 | |
28 | Sustainability Initiatives | 3 | |
29 | Student Experience & Scholarships | 2 | |
30 | Diversity & Equity Centers | 2 | |
31 | Graduate School | 2 | |
32 | University Honors Program | 2 | |
33 | Student Success Center | 2 | |
34 | Athletics | 2 | |
35 | REACH - Resources for Academic Achievement | 1 | |
36 | UofL Libraries | 1 | |
37 | Diversity Education | 1 | |
38 | Gray Street Farmers Market | 1 | |
39 | Diversity Initiatives | 1 | |
40 | Study Abroad | 1 | |
41 | Centers & Institutes | 0 | |
42 | Campus Initiatives | 0 | |
43 | Faculty & Staff Programs | 0 | |
44 | Employee Resource Groups | 0 | |
45 | Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research | 0 | |
46 | COVID-19 Research | 0 | |
47 | COVID-19 Support | 0 | |
48 | Denny Crum Scholarship | 0 | |
49 | More Scholarships | 0 | |
50 | Muhammad Ali Institute | 0 | |
51 | Rauch Planetarium | 0 | |
52 | Speed School AMIST Lab COVID-19 Projects | 0 | |
53 | Staff Assistance Fund | 0 | |
54 | Survivors of Torture Recovery Center | 0 | |
55 | Urban & Public Affairs Scholarships | 0 | |
56 | Women's Center | 0 |
Rank | Prize | Power Hour Challenge | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $500 | RaiseRED Dance Marathon | 29 |
2 | College of Arts & Sciences | 21 | |
3 | School of Medicine | 10 | |
4 | School of Dentistry | 8 | |
5 | College of Business | 7 | |
6 | Cultural Center | 7 | |
7 | College of Education & Human Development | 5 | |
8 | UofL Health | 4 | |
9 | MLK Scholars Program | 4 | |
10 | Student Experience & Scholarships | 3 | |
11 | Resilient Families Project | 3 | |
12 | Graduate School | 3 | |
13 | School of Music | 3 | |
14 | Student Emergency Fund | 3 | |
15 | Brown Cancer Center | 2 | |
16 | Student Affairs | 2 | |
17 | UofL Alumni Councils | 2 | |
18 | LGBT Center | 2 | |
19 | Miracle Monocle | 2 | |
20 | Black Faculty & Staff Association | 2 | |
21 | School of Public Health & Information Sciences | 1 | |
22 | Muhammad Ali Institute | 1 | |
23 | Brandeis School of Law | 1 | |
24 | Kent School of Social Work | 1 | |
25 | Malcolm X Debate Team | 1 | |
26 | Sustainability Initiatives | 1 | |
27 | UofL Alumni Chapters | 1 | |
28 | School of Nursing | 1 | |
29 | UofL Libraries | 1 | |
30 | Diversity & Equity Centers | 0 | |
31 | Campus Initiatives | 0 | |
32 | Faculty & Staff Programs | 0 | |
33 | Athletics | 0 | |
34 | Centers & Institutes | 0 | |
35 | Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research | 0 | |
36 | COVID-19 Research | 0 | |
37 | COVID-19 Support | 0 | |
38 | Denny Crum Scholarship | 0 | |
39 | Diversity Education | 0 | |
40 | Diversity Initiatives | 0 | |
41 | Employee Resource Groups | 0 | |
42 | Gray Street Farmers Market | 0 | |
43 | International Center | 0 | |
44 | McConnell Center | 0 | |
45 | More Scholarships | 0 | |
46 | Rauch Planetarium | 0 | |
47 | REACH - Resources for Academic Achievement | 0 | |
48 | Speed School AMIST Lab COVID-19 Projects | 0 | |
49 | Speed School of Engineering | 0 | |
50 | Staff Assistance Fund | 0 | |
51 | Study Abroad | 0 | |
52 | Survivors of Torture Recovery Center | 0 | |
53 | University Honors Program | 0 | |
54 | Urban & Public Affairs Scholarships | 0 | |
55 | Women's Center | 0 | |
56 | Young and Emerging Professionals ERG | 0 |
Rank | Prize | Area | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | RaiseRED Dance Marathon | 484 |
2 | $2,000 | College of Arts & Sciences | 459 |
3 | $1,500 | School of Medicine | 245 |
4 | $1,000 | UofL Alumni Councils | 154 |
5 | $500 | Cultural Center | 145 |
6 | Resilient Families Project | 123 | |
7 | MLK Scholars Program | 121 | |
8 | College of Business | 87 | |
9 | Brown Cancer Center | 76 | |
10 | LGBT Center | 76 | |
11 | UofL Health | 73 | |
12 | Student Emergency Fund | 62 | |
13 | School of Nursing | 61 | |
14 | College of Education & Human Development | 61 | |
15 | Speed School of Engineering | 60 | |
16 | School of Music | 40 | |
17 | Kent School of Social Work | 37 | |
18 | UofL Alumni Chapters | 34 | |
19 | School of Public Health & Information Sciences | 31 | |
20 | School of Dentistry | 29 | |
21 | Miracle Monocle | 29 | |
22 | UofL Libraries | 24 | |
23 | Student Affairs | 23 | |
24 | Brandeis School of Law | 22 | |
25 | Student Success Center | 22 | |
26 | McConnell Center | 21 | |
27 | Black Faculty & Staff Association | 20 | |
28 | Student Experience & Scholarships | 19 | |
29 | Graduate School | 18 | |
30 | Young and Emerging Professionals ERG | 17 | |
31 | Athletics | 15 | |
32 | International Center | 10 | |
33 | Sustainability Initiatives | 9 | |
34 | Fraternity & Sorority Life | 8 | |
35 | REACH - Resources for Academic Achievement | 8 | |
36 | Diversity & Equity Centers | 7 | |
37 | Muhammad Ali Institute | 6 | |
38 | Staff Assistance Fund | 5 | |
39 | The Women’s Network | 5 | |
40 | University Honors Program | 4 | |
41 | Women's Center | 4 | |
42 | More Scholarships | 4 | |
43 | Urban & Public Affairs Scholarships | 3 | |
44 | Gray Street Farmers Market | 3 | |
45 | Diversity Initiatives | 2 | |
46 | Denny Crum Scholarship | 2 | |
47 | Faculty & Staff Programs | 1 | |
48 | Diversity Education | 1 | |
49 | Speed School AMIST Lab COVID-19 Projects | 1 | |
50 | Study Abroad | 1 | |
51 | Survivors of Torture Recovery Center | 1 | |
52 | Centers & Institutes | 0 | |
53 | Campus Initiatives | 0 | |
54 | Employee Resource Groups | 0 | |
55 | COVID-19 Support | 0 | |
56 | Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research | 0 | |
57 | COVID-19 Research | 0 | |
58 | Rauch Planetarium | 0 |