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Nellie Jo Gaston received a lifesaving surgery after an abnormal result from an at-home colon cancer screening test. After treatment at Saint Luke’s, she is cancer-free.

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.

Saint Luke’s North Hospital Maternity Center offers mothers and babies all the comforts of home combined with advanced medical technology, specially trained clinicians, and one-on-one attention. With our centralized location, we conveniently serve the entire northwest Missouri region.

Saint Luke’s Senior Life Solutions addresses the unique needs of older adults who are struggling with depression and anxiety, often related to aging. The intensive group therapy program is available at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas; and at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Missouri. 

According to the American Cancer Society’s annual reports, the U.S. has seen a steady increase of invasive cancer diagnoses each year since 2021, rising about 7-8 percent in just four years.

All patients of Saint Luke's Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer will have their cancer sequenced with Precision Oncology. 

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, and this week, we are talking with Sabrina Kidd, MD, about colon cancer screenings, treatments, and possible factors contributing to the rise in diagnoses among young adults.

Mindy, a teacher in Blue Springs, has a family history of breast cancer, so it wasn’t a surprise when her doctor recommended she start annual mammograms at the age of 35.

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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