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Early Lung Cancer Screening Provides Lifesaving Crucial CatchBettye Givens has a smoking habit that’s 50-plus years old. She knew it was time to shake her habit because the risk of developing lung cancer was weighing on her. “I’ve been smoking a long time, so I knew I was at risk,” admits Bettye, 72, of Kansa...
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Surviving Uterine and Ovarian CancersAt age 32, Mandy Garavaglia and her husband, Johnny, hoped to conceive a second child through in vitro fertilization. A local reproductive clinic had helped the couple get pregnant with their daughter, Stella. During the embryo implantation procedur...
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Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Transplant for Blood Cancer Offers Hope, ProgressEmily Bennett was flipping through magazines when her mother called and told her to go the emergency room. Just the day before, 21-year-old Emily had visited her family doctor for a checkup. She'd been feeling tired for a few months. At first she th...
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Surviving Stage 4 Lung CancerA little pain and a routine checkup with her primary care physician in mid-July 2015 led to an unexpected journey for Margaret "Peg" Miller of Lamar, Missouri. When visiting with her internal medicine doctor, Erik Miller, DO – who also is her son –...
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A Curious Course to an Esophageal Cancer DiagnosisJosh Mullin expected to mark his 40th birthday with the typical trappings: a few friends, cake, a celebratory drink. Instead, he began his 41st year with the worst birthday present anyone can get: a cancer diagnosis. Josh jokes about it now, cancer-...
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Treatment Far from Home Helps Woman Beat LeukemiaMargie Harper lives near New Orleans, Louisiana, but it was doctors at The University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City who gave her a second chance at life. In 2018, Margie was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a form of blood can...
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivor Still Going StrongShruti Kohli’s young daughters love to share stories with their mom. They have a tendency to tell the same ones repeatedly, but Shruti listens intently each time, no matter how often she’s heard them before. It’s little things like this that Shruti...
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Prostate Cancer Is No Match for Comprehensive TreatmentWith a larger-than-life personality, charitable nature and sense of community, Charley Vogt never considered his biggest opponent in life would be cancer. Yet, when he was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer in December 2013, Charley said the dis...
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Annual Physical Leads to Prostate Cancer DiagnosisWhen you cover sports for a living, good timing is often the key to getting a great story. Similarly, when you’re diagnosed with prostate cancer, timing can mean a great outcome. Sports anchor Al Wallace of Fox 4 in Kansas City knew it was time for...
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Regular Breast Self-Exams Uncovered CancerOn a scale of 1 to 10 for cancer care, Jean Wynn gives The University of Kansas Cancer Center a 12. Jean, who was born and raised in Missouri, is a lifelong University of Missouri Tiger fan. Growing up on “that side” of State Line, Jean never imagin...