‘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…

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Cancer in KC: Dr. Jennifer Laurence

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…

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