Posts Tagged ‘Health’
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…
Read MoreCancer 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…
Read More5 things you should know about the WHO, Roundup and Cancer
As you’ve probably heard, a well-respected group of World Health Organization scientists said glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s wildly popular Roundup herbicide and its generic cousins, is probably capable of causing cancer in humans. Here are five things you should know: 1. What the report said: Roundup could cause cancer in humans. The International Agency…
Read MorePBS, 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…
Read MoreA call for doctors to make concussions safer
Dr. Joseph Waeckerle says he’s always been interested in sports medicine because athletes are usually highly motivated to get better and get back on the field. Put simply, they’re better patients. But now doctors know more about concussions than they did when Waeckerle, a longtime Kansas City physician, studied sports medicine in the 1970s. “In…
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