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The National Institutes of Health is supporting research on new technology for attacking cancer tumors.

Dr. Ashley Popejoy is a spokesperson for the American Dental Association and a pediatric dentist in Southwest Missouri. She spoke about the many oral health complications that can come from cancer treatment and how a medical team can help.

Registered Dietician Merri Leach and Social Worker Sarah Spoonemore work together at the Mosaic Medical Center in St. Joseph. They spoke about the importance of wraparound care for cancer patients, and focusing on a patient’s mental health, social wellbeing, financial stability, nutrition and more.

Dr. Tyler Severance is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at University of Missouri Healthcare, which means he works with kids who have blood and cancer disorders. He spoke about some of the short and long-term impacts cancer treatment can have on kids

Jennifer Rosenblad and Amy Appold are best friends who live in Columbia and have both survived breast cancer. They spoke about the benefit of knowing other survivors who fully understand the challenges of treatment, as well as about how community support was important during their experiences.

The decision could have wide-ranging implications for thousands of other lawsuits brought against Monsanto.

The settlement, which would resolve legal claims that the agribusiness giant's weedkiller caused a type of cancer, still needs the approval of a judge.

Dr. Charles Maitz, a veterinary radiation oncologist at MU has been doing research lately that focuses on thyroid cancer in dogs. I recently sat down with Dr. Maitz to discuss how research and clinical trials in dogs can help the dogs while also advancing human medicine.

Tanner Littrell wasn't sure he wanted to start a restaurant in his wife Mariah's hometown. He and the business would need support — and the community has provided it.

Patient advocates said they could discriminate against those in vulnerable health.