Cancer in KC
KU, Children’s Mercy cement relationship with cancer agreement
A new agreement between the University of Kansas and Children’s Mercy will strengthen research, education and clinical ties between the institutions in oncology and beyond, officials said Wednesday at a signing ceremony.
Children’s Mercy, KU team up to fight childhood cancer
Children’s Mercy Hospital said late Monday that it has joined a consortium organized through the University of Kansas Cancer Center.
‘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…
Young patients unite around ‘stupid cancer’
Matthew Zachary has a problem with how cancer is branded in this country. “The history of cancer has been largely broken down into sick children and dying grandparents,” he said. “We’ve all seen them. We’ve all had them. They pervade television and the Internet. “The notion of cancer actually happening in age groups that are…