cancer survivors – UofL News Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:06:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Horses and Hope, charity partner for 2023 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade, hosts racetrack clinic director Dedra Hayden as special ambassador /post/uofltoday/horses-and-hope-charity-partner-for-2023-kentucky-oaks-survivors-parade-hosts-racetrack-clinic-director-dedra-hayden-as-special-ambassador/ Thu, 04 May 2023 15:54:06 +0000 /?p=58492 will be on the national stage once again as a charity partner for the Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade May 5 at Churchill Downs, and will receive a generous donation.

, UofL associate professor of nursing, director of the  and cancer survivor is the Horses and Hope special ambassador at the Kentucky Oaks, and will walk in the parade as a volunteer.Hayden is an advocate for racetrack workers and the lifesaving cancer screenings provided through UofL Health by Horses and Hope.

Horses and Hope is a project of the to increase cancer education, screening and treatment referral among Kentucky’s horse industry population and other groups. Screenings and events are held across the state in collaboration with the Horses and Hope Cancer Screening Van operated by the UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center. For more information, call 1-877-326-1134 or visit .

The Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade celebrates breast and ovarian cancer survivors and encourages those still fighting cancer as they march on Churchill Downs’ historic racetrack prior to the running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks. The 2023 Survivors Parade will honor 149 survivors and fighters.

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]]> Party for the Pegasus Parade celebrates cancer survivors /post/uofltoday/party-for-the-pegasus-parade-celebrates-cancer-survivors/ /post/uofltoday/party-for-the-pegasus-parade-celebrates-cancer-survivors/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:30:18 +0000 http://uoflnews.com/?p=36542 and other providers and staff at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center and UofL’s Kentucky Cancer Program will join with Texas Roadhouse and KentuckyOne Health for the “Party for the 2017 Pegasus Parade: A Celebration for Cancer Survivors” on Thursday, May 4.

This annual celebration of cancer survivorship kicks off at 3:30 p.m. at the Kosair Charities Clinical and Translational Research Building, 505 S. Hancock St.

The party will be emceed by Miss America 2000 and Miss Louisville and Miss Kentucky 1999 Heather French Henry and feature musical entertainment, food and a tribute to all survivors of cancer and their caregivers. An added component this year will be a Salute to Veterans of the Armed Forces.

Following the party, survivors wishing to attend the 2017 Pegasus Parade will be escorted to special seating on East Broadway to view the parade.

This year’s theme is theme is “Party for the Pegasus Parade.” 

Below is a preview of the parade: 

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