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KSHB: Saint Luke's Oncologist who Survived Cancer Raising Money for Cancer Patients

Dr. Furha Cossor is a cancer survivor herself and she is going beyond the walls of the hospital to fight cancer.

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Health News You Can Use: Innovative Treatments & Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

Dr. Tim Pluard, medical director of Saint Luke’s Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer and of Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, talks about innovative treatment options for breast cancer and clinical trials offered at Saint Luke’s.

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KSHB: Kansas City Woman Credits 3D Mammogram for Early Breast Cancer Detection

This year, Michelle almost skipped her preventive screening, but instead of skipping, she chose to get her first 3D mammogram. And like many women, she wasn’t aware that it was now covered by insurance.

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Health News You Can Use: Early Onset Breast Cancer and Detection

We’re talking about how younger women and men can monitor for breast cancer and recent updates in screening guidelines.

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Health News You Can Use: Metastatic Breast Cancer and Saint Luke's Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer

This week during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re talking about metastatic breast cancer and Saint Luke’s Koontz Center—the region’s only center dedicated and designed specifically for these patients.

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A Family of Fighters: Lynn’s Early Detection Story

Lynn vividly remembers how she felt when she found out she had stage 2 breast cancer at age 44, shortly after cancer claimed her sister’s life.

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New mother, former Chiefs cheerleader, breast cancer patient

The statistic is sobering: One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Brandy Reed was a newlywed and a new mom to 4-month-old Jackson when her life took a completely unexpected turn.

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Expert Care Gives High-risk Patient Excellent Outcome

Liz Lopez received the call she had feared for years on Christmas Eve.