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Cancer in KC: ‘Beauty of survival, strength, courage, humor’
Krista Graham asked photographer Angie Jennings to document her breast cancer treatment. Jennings complied the photos into a book. They share their story as part of KCPT and Flatland’s Cancer in KC. Ken Burns’ “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies”
‘The Big C’ Is Big Business in KC area
The 40-mile stretch of highway between Olathe, Kan., and Liberty, Mo., is a key artery in the region’s health care system, bookended by community hospitals and passing a few more medical centers along the way. Yet this part of Interstate 35 is quickly becoming something more: a cancer corridor, dotted with expanding oncology programs and…
Cancer in KC: Dr. Jennifer Laurence
This story is a part of KCPT’s Cancer in KC series, produced in conjunction with the PBS documentary Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, a three-part, six-hour major television event from filmmaker Ken Burns, airing March 30-April 1. The series examines cancer’s impact in the metro with medical experts, cancer researchers and survivors. We want to learn more about how cancer…
Cancer in KC: ‘Overcoming physical, social, economic, emotional hurdles’
Kansas Citians affected by cancer — patients, survivors, health care professionals, family members — have been sharing their stories with KCPT through the PIN (Public Insight Network). Below is one example of the many stories that have been collected. You can read all the stories here. Robin Miller-Gioia of Kansas City, Missouri, is a survivor…
PBS, KCPT explore ‘Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies’
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,” tells the comprehensive story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. The six-hour film interweaves a sweeping historical narrative with intimate stories about contemporary patients and an investigation into the latest…