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Nov. 9, 2018

KHOG: Saint Luke's Koontz Center comes Together with Leading Advocacy Group for Metastatic Breast Cancer

METAvivor, the nation’s leading advocacy group for metastatic breast cancer, came to Saint Luke’s to recognize the Saint Luke’s Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer for leading the way nationally in the treatment of Stage IV breast cancer.
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Nov. 9, 2018

KMBC: Saint Luke's Koontz Center comes Together with Leading Advocacy Group for Metastatic Breast Cancer

METAvivor, the nation’s leading advocacy group for metastatic breast cancer, came to Saint Luke’s to recognize the Saint Luke’s Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer for leading the way nationally in the treatment of Stage IV breast cancer.
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Sep. 24, 2018

Practice Update: Updates on CDK 4/6 Inhibitors in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Director of Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer talks with Practice Update about 4/6 inhibitors in metastatic breast cancer.
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Nov. 4, 2016

MEDIA COVERAGE - Koontz Center for Advance Breast Cancer opens
Saint Luke's Koontz Center for Advance Breast Cancer opens and Medical Oncologist Dr. Timothy Pluard believes the center will eventually set new standards for care for women with metastatic cancer.
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May. 12, 2017

Family Rallies Behind Mother Battling Cancer
Celebrating every day together as mother and daughter is a special thing that this family shares every day, not just on Mother's Day.
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Sep. 28, 2017

Saint Luke’s Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer Announces New Clinical Trial for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
The clinic will be one of five sites in the United States participating in novel clinical trial designed to test the effectiveness of a new combination of cancer drugs designed to treat triple negative breast cancer.
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May. 15, 2017

KC Star: Woman Finds New Hope at Saint Luke's Koontz Center
The Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer has a singular goal: improving the outcomes and quality of life for women with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer.
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Feb. 20, 2018

Creating a Place for Late-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
The number of people living with advanced breast cancer is higher than many people realize.
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Apr. 26, 2018

The ASCO Post: Distress Screening: ‘Underestimated and Overlooked’ by Cancer Specialists
Dr. Geske talks about how Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute and The Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer has integrated the "distress thermometer" into the patients visits and file to help guide patients to more timely supportive oncology and rehabilitative services.
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Jan. 26, 2018

Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine: Progress in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is the most challenging subtype of breast cancer to treat.
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Jun. 8, 2018

FOX4: Study on DNA-Informed Cancer Treatment
The experts at Saint Luke's Center for Precision Oncology treat your tumor’s mutation, not just your cancer’s location.

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