UK Markey Cancer Center

UK Markey Cancer Center is located at 800 Rose Street, Pavilion CC, in Lexington, Kentucky — the comprehensive cancer center of the University of Kentucky HealthCare system, operating from the Rose Street UK HealthCare campus at the same 800 Rose Street address as the UK College of Dentistry and UK Dentistry Urgent Care Clinic. The Markey Cancer Center (officially the UK Markey Cancer Center and NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center) is one of two NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in Kentucky, operating from Pavilion CC (the Combs Cancer Center Pavilion) on the UK HealthCare campus. The Markey Cancer Center is not a dental clinic — it is a comprehensive oncology center providing cancer diagnosis, treatment, clinical trial participation, and supportive care services for patients across Kentucky and the surrounding Appalachian region. The listing in the Smyleee database with a General Dentistry tag likely reflects the shared address with UK College of Dentistry (800 Rose St), where a data source erroneously attributed the dental tag to the cancer center's street address listing. Patients seeking dental care at the UK HealthCare Rose Street campus should contact the UK College of Dentistry or UK Dentistry Urgent Care Clinic at 800 Rose Street — not the Markey Cancer Center, which provides oncology services exclusively.

UK Markey Cancer Center provides cancer care services for patients with malignant diagnoses including solid tumor cancers, hematologic malignancies, and other oncologic conditions requiring diagnosis, surgery, medical oncology (chemotherapy), radiation oncology, and supportive care. The NCI comprehensive cancer center designation recognizes Markey's research infrastructure, multidisciplinary care model, and clinical trial portfolio. For patients with head and neck cancers — including oral cavity cancers, oropharyngeal cancers, and salivary gland tumors — the Markey Cancer Center coordinates care with UK's oral surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), and radiation oncology departments, creating a multidisciplinary treatment team for oral and pharyngeal malignancies. Dental evaluation and dental clearance for patients undergoing head and neck radiation is coordinated through the UK College of Dentistry rather than the cancer center itself.

Rose Street's UK HealthCare campus position provides access from South Limestone Street and the UK campus transit network. The UK College of Dentistry at the same 800 Rose Street address provides dental care for the University of Kentucky campus and Lexington community through its teaching clinics.

For patients seeking dental care at the UK HealthCare Rose Street campus, please contact the UK College of Dentistry or UK Dentistry Urgent Care Clinic at 800 Rose Street. For oncology care needs, UK Markey Cancer Center at Pavilion CC provides the University of Kentucky's comprehensive cancer treatment and research services.