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More than 2,000 babies are born each year at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. We offer a range of services from low intervention deliveries to complex care for mothers and babies with the greatest medical needs.

People born in 1990 are twice as likely as those born in 1950 to develop colon cancer. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Marc Roth, Medical Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Saint Luke’s, joins Health News You Can Use to discuss why the disease is increasingly diagnosed in younger Americans.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancers. Treatment like radiation and chemotherapy can take a toll on the body, causing side effects such as fatigue, hair loss, and nausea.

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

KSHB talked to Dr. Tim Pluard about how research is advancing treatment and leading to improved outcomes for Brooke and other women with metastatic breast cancer.

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Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, comprising 8% of all cancer mortalities, according to the American Cancer Society.

According to the National Cancer Institute, about 40% of women have dense breast tissue, which makes it more difficult to find breast cancer early.

According to the National Cancer Institute, about 40% of women have dense breast tissue, which makes it more difficult to find breast cancer early.