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We are talking about lung cancer and how precision oncology helps patients diagnosed with the disease with treatment.

AARP talked to Dr. James O'Keefe about the benefits of omega fatty acids and how much you should be consuming.

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.

A growing body of evidence correlates shorter running sessions to significant health benefits, especially those regarding longevity and mental health.

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

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.

KCTV talked to one local colon cancer survivor and Dr. Robert Amajoyi about the importance of screenings and when to start.

After being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Jesse found her heart was failing from side effects of chemotherapy.

When Maribeth Kammert first learned she had cancer in 2015, her world came to a stop. It was early stage breast cancer. “I was at Beauty Brands with my mom when I got the call. I went into the bathroom because I didn’t know how I would react. I didn’t cry,” said Maribeth. “I just had this instinct that I was going to take care of it, and God was going to take care of me. And if the outcome wasn’t what I wanted, I’d be okay with that.”

Over the years, they have done everything together: graduated high school, tied the knot, bought their first home, and raised a family. For all they have shared, they never dreamed of sharing a cancer diagnosis.