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Kelly Overcomes Breast Cancer While Celebrating Key Life Milestones
Now, on the 14th anniversary of her diagnosis, Kelly, 43, is cancer free and grateful for the care she received at Saint Luke's East Hospital in Lee's Summit and Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City.

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KCTV: Breast Cancer Survivor Goes From Pregnancy Diagnosis to Over a Decade Cancer-Free

In 2011, Kelly McDaniel-Morales was 29 years old and seven months pregnant with her first daughter when she heard the words no expectant mother wants to hear: “You have cancer.”

What followed was a carefully orchestrated medical timeline that would forever change Kelly’s family.

KCTV talked with Kelly, her daughter Brooklyn, and Dr. Ruby Meierotto, breast radiologist at Saint Luke’s East Hospital, about her battle with breast cancer and journey to motherhood.

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Back in the Game: Rockhill Helps Student Athlete Overcome Broken Clavicle

Now starting his freshman year at Missouri Western University on a football scholarship, Jaylen Parks is grateful to Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists for helping him get back on the field.

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Health News You Can Use: Car Seat and Hot Car Safety

More than one thousand children have died of heatstroke when left or trapped in a hot car over the past 25 years. Check out these tips on keeping your littlest passengers safe.

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Fairway Man Becomes First Saint Luke’s Patient to Receive Targeted Radiation Therapy

All eyes were on Dana Boucher, 67, after he received his first dose of LUTATHERA®, a targeted radiation treatment, to treat his neuroendocrine cancer.

“There must have been a dozen people outside my hospital room at any given time,” Dana says. “Since I was the first patient at Saint Luke’s to undergo LUTATHERA therapy, doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators were all interested to see how I was doing.”

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Media Coverage: Experts Share Hot Car Safety Tips During Summer Peak
Historically, July has seen the highest number of preventable deaths caused by leaving children in hot cars. Here are steps caregivers can take to avoid these tragedies.

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The Iola Register: New Wheelchair a Boon for Hospital’s Specialty Clinic
The Allen County Regional Hospital Auxiliary recently purchased a new wheelchair with added features for patients using the ACRH specialty clinic.

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Minimally Invasive, Major Relief: One Patient’s Experience with New Prostate Procedure

For 65-year-old Dale Wilkinson, prostate issues run in the family. Seeing his father and grandfather struggle over the years gave him the strength to pursue the relief they never got.

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Emergency Colonoscopy Saves KC Writer’s Life

In 2023, an emergency colonoscopy led to Michael's diagnosis of stage 3 cancer. Because of his experience, Michael Kathrens, 70, advocates for proactive health screenings and being an advocate for your own health.

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KCUR: 5 Years of COVID: What One Kansas City Nurse Saw on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Carrie Willis, a nurse of nearly 30 years, was on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a nurse manager at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, she oversaw one of the hospital’s COVID units through early 2021.