Supporting those most in need.

Norton Cancer Institute Genomics Lab

Norton Cancer Institute boasts a new Genomics Lab that will take cancer care to the next level, thanks to a generous gift from the Steven Vanover Foundation. The $250,000 gift funded new Norton Cancer Institute lab technology. The technology, called Next Generation Sequencing, allows for faster lab results that help physicians determine personalized treatment options for patients. Norton Healthcare is first healthcare organization in Louisville with this capability.

Previously, Norton Cancer Institute had access to Next Generation Sequencing through an outside vendor. By bringing the technology in-house, Norton Cancer Institute is able to receive lab results in a shorter time, getting patients on a personalized treatment plan much faster. The technology examines cancerous tumors for specific mutations. Physicians then use that information to build personalized therapeutic cancer treatments that best target the mutations present in a patient’s cancer.

Baptist Health Foundation Hardin

The Steven Vanover Foundation has pledged $100,000 towards the Baptist Health Foundation Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY, thus expanding our mission of providing hope and support to cancer patients in the greater Louisville area.

The donation will be directed toward the cancer resource center in the Baptist Health Hardin Medical Pavilion, which is currently under construction behind the hospital. The resource center will be named in honor of Steven and the foundation.

The resource center will offer access to educational materials, along with a selection of wigs, mastectomy bras, breast prostheses, compression camisoles and other items while patients are receiving care from their occupational therapist.