Kentucky experiences some of the highest cancer rates in the nation. Gratefully, many state leaders including Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear and Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman have stepped up to be ambassadors for KCP's cancer outreach and survivorship programs.

Preventing cancer before it occurs or detecting it in the earliest stages when treatment may be most effective is the focus of many KCP programs and partnerships. Cancer control specialists provide screening services, education programs and materials. KCP links Kentuckians to cancer screenings available through state and local programs. Call your regional KCP office to find free or low-cost screenings.

This program provides breast and cervical screenings and diagnostic services, professional education, public education, outreach, quality assurance and surveillance. Services are offered by local health departments, federally qualified health centers, and through contracted local health care providers. The program is both state and federally funded and is part of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program of the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. KCP has contracts to help deliver KWCSP services across the state.

Breast Cancer Research and Education Trust Fund supports promising programs in breast cancer education, screening, treatment and programs across the state. The program is funded through tax refund donations and sales of the breast cancer license plate. KCP has been proud to be the recipient of grants to implement prevention and screening programs in select communities.

The Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program (KCCSP) provides colorectal cancer screening for program eligible Kentucky residents through local health departments, federally qualified health centers, and contracted providers. Individuals ages 45 or older, or uninsured, can call for information 1-877-597-4655.

The Kentucky Lung Cancer Screening Program was recently established to address the high rates of lung cancer in Kentucky and to increase quality lung cancer screening among Kentucky residents. KCP and other partners serve on the Advisory Committee to guide programming, and to administer a free lung cancer screening program for program eligible individuals. The KAAAC coalition also has a seat to ensure equitable access among African Americans and other high risk, underserved populations in the state. 

Mobile mammography is available in Metro Louisville and surrounding counties through UofL Health Brown Cancer Center and KCP. Services are offered to women ages 40 and older with and without health insurance. There is no cost to program eligible women without insurance. Call (502) 652-6318 for information and to schedule an appointment. View Mobile Mammogram Screening Schedule.

Residents across the state have access to multiple, free cancer screenings during the annual Kentucky State Fair. KCP works with partners including the Kentucky Academy of Dermatology, Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition, UofL Health, Kentucky Department for Public Health and others to provide breast, skin, prostate, head and neck screenings, along with referrals for colon and lung cancer screening. No appointment needed. Call (502) 852-6318.

Healthy Fathers for Kentucky Families is a program to educate men about prostate cancer screening and to offer free screenings at the Kentucky State Fair. KCP partners with former Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry, Heather French Henry, and the Kentucky Prostate Cancer Coalition to offer these services.

Cancer-Free Families for Kentucky features information on recommended cancer screenings and lifestyle behaviors for cancer prevention and early detection. Materials are disseminated statewide at work sites, community events, health care organizations and other locations. Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman has been an ambassador for Cancer Free Family for Kentucky.

KAAAC is a coalition of faith-based representatives, community members, health professionals, and cancer survivors who work together to provide information on cancer, coordinate special events, provide screening and education, and to support cancer patients, families, and survivors. A nationally award-winning coalition, KAAAC was established as part of the National Cancer Institute's National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer in 1990. For more information, call (502) 852-6318 or visit our KAAAC webpage.

This endowment was established in 2004 to fund faith-based community outreach programs in Metro Louisville to reduce cancer health disparities, as well as to support research. The endowment was created with a gift from Woodford Porter and family. To donate, call the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center at (502) 562-8021.

KCP has deep ties to the Hispanic population in Metro Louisville and in Western Kentucky through farm outreach services, faith-based initiatives, and Horses and Hope programs at the thoroughbred race tracks. Cancer control specialists and bilingual outreach workers have been providing community culturally appropriate cancer outreach and screening to Hispanic women and men for almost 20 years. The mobile mammography van visits churches with Hispanic ministries and Kentucky thoroughbred race tracks to provide breast cancer screening at no charge to uninsured patients.

KCP started the Partnership in 1994 to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income, particularly African Americans, in Metro Louisville. The coaltion has now been expanded to address other screenable cancers including colon and lung, with a special focus on delivering government funded services to high risk groups. Members include representatives from federally qualified health centers, health systems, primary care providers, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and community groups. Mobile services to reduce barriers to care have been the foundation of the coalition since inception.