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Nina Offers a Helping Paw to Saint Luke’s Cancer Patients
Ten years ago, Nina, a Lake Winnebago resident, was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer that led to a partial mastectomy followed by radiation treatment at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City.
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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: Early On-Set Breast Cancer and the Importance of Early Detection
While the mortality rate for breast cancer in the U.S. has significantly declined from its peak in 1989, incidence among younger women has steadily increased each year since 2001, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Wisconsin Mother Flies to KC for Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
Bernadette Priestley had just moved back to Wisconsin from London with her husband and two boys when her life changed forever.
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Media Coverage: Breast Cancer Survivor Turns Her Own Healing to Hope Through Therapy Dog Adoption
Ten years ago, Nina Noe's dog supported her along her journey to beat a rare form of breast cancer.
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Health News You Can Use: Pain Awareness Month
A 2023 survey by the CDC revealed that almost a quarter of American adults suffer from chronic pain.
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Former NICU Patient Finds New Path as Radiology Student
Cali Horton, a 21-year-old student from Blue Springs, was a survivor from day one.
Her mother, Heather Horton, was pregnant with twins and diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome—uneven blood flow between twins sharing a placenta. Both twins, Cali and her sister Kara, were born prematurely and spent three weeks in Saint Luke’s neonatal intensive care unit.
As a result, Cali suffered from a rare vascular malformation of the brain, which required radiation treatment at age 2. Over time, the treatment fully cured her malformation.
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KSHB: Fentanyl Fight Sees Progress, But New Dangers Emerge for Young Children
Health care leaders and first responders gathered at Saint Luke's South Hospital to discuss ongoing efforts in the fight against fentanyl with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids.
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Ken Hurt His Back on His Dream Vacation. After Successful Treatment at Saint Luke’s Pain Management Clinic, He’s Back to Traveling the World
After severe back pain sidelined Ken from his adventure-packed life, he got a new lease on life through radiofrequency ablation treatment at Saint Luke’s Pain Management Clinic.
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Health News You Can Use: Cancer Research Month
This week, Marc Roth, MD, medical director of gastrointestinal oncology at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute and interim chief of medical oncology, is breaking down these latest advancements and what they mean for patients.