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CCK Controller, Bradley Deutsch, Honored with 2023 Excellence in Health Care Award

Bradley Deutsch, CCK Controller, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2023 Excellence in Health Care award.  This selection has ...

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Wichita Business Journal Features Cancer Article by Dr. Nassim Nabbout

The Wichita Business Journal, industry leader covering business news from local, regional and national perspectives reaching more than ...

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Dr. Elie Chalhoub Joins CCK!

CCK is proud to announce the association of our newest oncologist and hematologist Dr. Elie Chalhoub! To learn more about Dr. Chalhoub ...

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CCK Physician, Dr. Christopher Dakhil, Honored with the 2023 Excellence in Health Care Award

We are thrilled to share the achievement of one of our own, Dr. Christopher Dakhil, at CCK. Dr. Dakhil has been chosen as a recipient ...

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CCK Joins The US Oncology Network

The Cancer Center of Kansas and The US Oncology Network announce a managed services partnership to strengthen CCKs independence, ...

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Splurge Magazine Features Article on CCK Drs. Dennis and Joe Moore

Cancer Center of Kansas physicians, the late Dr. Dennis Moore, Sr.,  Dr. Dennis Moore, Jr., and Dr. Joseph Moore, were recently ...

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Dr. Nassim Nabbout Recognized for 2023 Excellence in Health Care

CCK Physician, Dr. Nassim Nabbout, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2023 Excellence in Health Care award.  The Excellence in ...

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Dillons Donates Roses

  As part of Dillons annual Heart 2 Heart campaign, customers donated across the state of Kansas to help spread the love and gift ...

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Dr. Bassam Mattar Recognized for 2022 Excellence in Health Care

CCK Physician, Dr. Bassam Mattar, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2022 Excellence in Health Care award.  This selection has ...

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Dr. Dennis Moore Recognized for Excellence in Health Care

CCK physician, Dr. Dennis Moore, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2022 Excellence in Health Care award.  This selection has ...

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KWCH12 Features Dr. Reddy in New Series called Conversations about Cancer

KWCH News recently featured Cancer Center of Kansas physician Dr. Pavan Reddy in a segment on breast cancer advancements. Dr. Reddy ...

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Radiology Supervisor Angela Albers Recognized for Excellence in Health Care

Angela Albers, CCK Radiology Supervisor, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2022 Excellence in Health Care award.  This ...

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Chief Legal Officer Laura Monahan Named in Women Who Lead – Boards of Directors

Laura Monahan, CCK Chief Legal Officer, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2022 Women Who Lead – Board of Directors.  This ...

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Paula Fulgham Recognized for Excellence in Health Care – Administration

Paula Fulgham, CCK Chief Nursing Officer, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2021 Excellence in Health Care – ...

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Dr. Jeremy Deutsch Recognized as Health Care Hero- Physician

CCK physician, Dr. Jeremy Deutsch, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2021 Health Care Hero-Physician award, presented by the ...

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CCK Patients Receive Favor Bags As Part of Local Love Independence Day

Love Independence Day is an annual day recognized in Independence, Kansas where the community members show acts of kindness to spread ...

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National Cancer Institute Tribute to CCK Founder Dr. Harry Hynes

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Prevention has recently published a Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the ...

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CCK Chief Operating Officer Selected for Excellence in Health Care – Administration

Yoosaf “Abe” Abraham, CCK Chief Operating Officer, was recently selected as an honoree of the 2020 Excellence in Health Care – ...

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CCK Physicians Selected as Excellence in Health Care – Cancer Care

CCK Physicians Dr. Shaker Dakhil and Dr. Pavan Reddy have been selected as 2020 Excellence in Health – Cancer Care honorees.  ...

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CCK Sponsors Annual Relay For Life

CCK is a proud, annual sponsor of the Relay for Life hosted by and benefiting the American Cancer Society.  Relay For Life (RFL) is the ...

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President Shaker Dakhil Among Top Worldwide in Combination Drug Therapy Expertise

Dr. Shaker Dakhil has recently been announced as ranking in the top 0.097% worldwide for expertise in Combination Drug Therapy, based ...

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Wichita Business Journal Features CAR-T Cell Therapy Article by Dr. Bassam Mattar

The Wichita Business Journal, industry leader covering business news from local, regional and national perspectives reaching more than ...

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Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Celebrates Milestone

When the collaborative team consisting of Blood and Marrow Transplant Center of Kansas maintained and ran by CCK, Ascension Via Chrisi ...

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CCK Helps Sponsor 20th Annual Women’s Weekend hosted by Victory in the Valley

CCK is a proud, annual sponsor of the Women’s Weekend hosted by Victory in the Valley (VIV).  This year’s weekend was held August ...

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CCK Dodge City Office Changes

With more than 35 years of serving the Dodge City community, Friday, August 30th marked the last day of CCK’s radiation services ...

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Dr. Dennis Moore, Jr. Joins Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall on KAKE News

CCK’s Dr. Dennis Moore, Jr. recently joined Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall in a segment on Channel 10 KAKE News to share the ...

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Dr. Nassim H. Nabbout Honored as Health Care Hero

CCK Physician Dr. Nassim H. Nabbout has been selected as a 2019 Physician Health Care Hero by the Wichita Business Journal.  The Health ...

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Dr. Pavan Reddy Convenes with NCCN on Providing High-Quality Cancer Care

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Policy Program hosted a summit focused on ...

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Chief Legal Officer Laura Monahan Recognized as a Woman Who Leads

CCK Chief Legal Officer, Laura Monahan, has been named a 2019 Woman Who Leads by the Wichita Business Journals, the industry leader ...

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Dr. Pavan Reddy Named Specialist Award Winner by Sound Physicians Group

CCK’s Dr. Pavan Reddy has been selected as the Specialist Award Winner for July 2019 as voted by the providers of the Sound ...

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President Shaker Dakhil Featured Author of Opinion Article

CCK President, Dr. Shaker Dakhil, has been recently featured in the Kansas Business Daily’s public policy column regarding ...

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CCK Doctors Chosen Best in Oncology Medicine in Cowley County Second Year Running

CCK physicians, Dr. Shaker Dakhil and Dr. Michael Cannon, have been voted Best of Cowley County in Oncology Medicine by the Cowley ...

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Chief Nursing Officer Paula Fulgham Featured as a Nursing Expert

Chief Nursing Officer, Paula Fulgham, has been featured as a nursing expert at the Nursing Table of Experts Discussion hosted by the ...

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President Shaker Dakhil Honored with Service to the Community Award

President and Oncologist Dr. Shaker Dakhil has been presented with the KAKE-TV and Davis-Moore People on our Side Award.  This award is ...

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CCK Helps Sponsor 2019 East Meets West Walk/Run Hosted by Victory in the Valley

CCK is a proud, annual sponsor of the East Meets West Walk/Run hosted by Victory in the Valley (VIV).  This year’s race will bring out ...

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CCK Wellington Office Relocates

On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 the Cancer Center of Kansas (CCK) Wellington office opened its doors to its newly-remodeled space for ...

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University of Kansas Medical Center Features Dr Phu. Truong on Serving Rural Kansas

Dr. Phu Truong has been featured in a University of Kansas Medical Center article that highlights how the Cancer Center of Kansas and ...

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KAKE Features CCK on Groundbreaking FDA Approved Cancer Drug

CCK was featured in a KAKE segment on an newly approved, groundbreaking cancer drug that will focus on genetic biomarkers rather than ...

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KAKE features CCK on Recent Breast Cancer Study Results

A recently published oncology research study is sparking imperative conversations between women and their oncologist.  This specific ...

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CCK’s Nurse Practioner Julie Crotts Awarded 2018 Community Star by NOSORH

CCK’s Advanced Nurse Practioner, Julie Crotts, who services our Dodge City location has been honored with the 2018 Community Star ...

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CCK Sponsors Women’s Weekend Hosted by Victory in the Valley

The Cancer Center of Kansas is proud to have been a sponsor again this year of the Camp Victory 2018 Women’s Weekend hosted by Victory ...

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CCK Physician Dr. Pavan Reddy Selected as Member of ASCO Practice Guidelines Implementation Network

CCK Physician Dr. Pavan Reddy has been accepted as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Practice Guidelines ...

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CCK Chosen as Community Favorite in Best Hospital for Cancer Care

Cancer Center of Kansas has been named the Favorite on the 2018 Wichita Eagle Reader’s Choice Best list under the category of ...

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Dr. Michael Cannon and Dr. Seth Page Honored as Health Care Heroes

CCK Physicians Dr. Michael Cannon and Dr. Seth Page have been selected as 2018 Physician Health Care Heroes by the Wichita Business ...

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CCK Doctors Chosen Best in Oncology Medicine in Cowley County

CCK physicians, Dr. Shaker Dakhil and Dr. Michael Cannon, have been voted Best of Cowley County in Oncology Medicine by the Cowley ...

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President Shaker Dakhil ‘The Roller Coaster’ Essay Chosen For ASCO Post

President and Dr. Shaker Dakhil previously wrote and published an essay titled “The Roller Coaster” for The Big Casino: ...

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CCK Helps Sponsor Salina Love, Chloe Foundation Dance Extravaganza

CCK is a proud sponsor of the Love, Chloe Foundation’s upcoming Dance Extravaganza event to be held on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at ...

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Chief Legal Officer Laura Monahan Chosen as WBJ BizWomen Mentor

Chief Legal Officer, Laura Monahan, was chosen as a 2018 Wichita Business Journal (WBJ) BizWomen Mentor.  This speed coaching and ...

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X-ray Machine of 23 Years Donated to Africa

In 1994 Cancer Center of Kansas acquired a brand new x-ray machine but 23 years later, as of December 1st, the machine has retired from ...

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Two Decades of An Irish Connection

In 1996 a Legacy Physician of the Cancer Center of Kansas, Dr. Harry Hynes, read an article about the University College, Dublin (UCD) ...

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CCK Physician Dr. Pavan Reddy Honored for Community Outreach

Dr. Pavan Reddy, CCK Physician of 12 years, was honored at the annual Health Care Hero Event on August 3rd hosted by the Wichita ...

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CCK Chief Operating Officer Honored for Administrative Excellence

Yoosaf “Abe” Abraham, CCK Chief Operating Officer, was honored at the annual Health Care Hero Event hosted by the Wichita Business ...

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CCK Radiology Maintains Top Accreditation

The CCK radiology department in Wichita has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation, once again, in computer tomography (CT) as ...

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CCK Chief Legal Officer a 2017 Women in Business Honoree

Laura Monahan, CCK Chief Legal Officer, was honored as a 2017 Women in Business by the Wichita Business Journals (WBJ) at an event on ...

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Labette Health Independence Healthcare Center Welcomes CCK

Labette Health is welcoming the Cancer Center of Kansas to their Independence Healthcare Center.  CCK has been providing oncology ...

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CCK Patient Shows Her Persistent Spirit

Mercy Health has recently featured a CCK Fort Scott patient of Dr. Nabbout, Roxine Poznich, for her persistent, inspiring spirit. ...

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Chief Legal Officer Laura Monahan Named a Women in Business Honoree

Laura Monahan, CCK Chief Legal Officer, has been named a 2017 Women in Business honoree by the Wichita Business Journals (WBJ).  This ...

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Dr. Pavan Reddy Honored as Community Outreach Health Care Hero

Dr. Pavan Reddy, an oncologist at the Cancer Center of Kansas, has been honored as a 2017 Community Outreach Health Care Hero by the ...

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Chief Operating Officer Yoosaf Abraham Honored for Administrative Excellence

Yoosaf “Abe” Abraham, CCK Chief Operating Officer, has been selected as a 2017 Health Care Hero by the Wichita Business ...

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CCK Helps Sponsor 2017 East Meets West Walk/Run Hosted by Victory in the Valley

CCK is a proud sponsor of the 2017 East Meets West Walk/Run hosted by Victory in the Valley (VIV).  This year’s race brought out ...

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Dream Comes True for CCK Patient and Family

Rachel Lankton, a CCK patient of Dr. Cannon, was presented with a check on Friday, May 19th, in order to help fulfill her ...

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Dr. Chris Dakhil Publishes in Cancer Management and Research

Dr. Chris Dakhil has been recognized as an author in a trial that focused on preventing delayed-phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and ...

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Dr. Phu Truong Publishes in an Abstract Chosen for ASCO Presentation

Dr. Phu Truong has been recognized as an author in a medical abstract that was one of the chosen, out of over 5,700 submitted, to be ...

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KWCH Spotlights a CCK Patient and the Rising Cost of Cancer

KWCH News featured a CCK patient of Dr. Nassim Nabbout, Leah Liston, in a segment on the cost of cancer.  For many, this story hits ...

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KWCH and Catch It Kansas features CCK Patient and Son

Dorothy Landrum, a patient of CCK’s Dr. Mattar, and more importantly, a young mother to a talented athlete in Kansas, is giving ...

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Dr. Bassam Mattar Publishes in the Journal of Clinical Oncology for Trial of Patients with Advanced Carcinoid Tumors

Dr. Bassam Mattar has been recognized as an author in an article that has been published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). ...

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CCK Featured for Success with Independent Spirit

The Cancer Center of Kansas was chosen to be featured in Oncology Business Management, a publication by OncLive for the Oncology ...

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Dr. and Mrs. Dakhil honored as Kansas Humanitarians of the Year

Dr. Shaker Dakhil and his wife, Kathie, were among 3 honorees of the Humanitarians of the Year for the state of Kansas presented on the ...

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Dr. Nassim Nabbout Publishes in the Journal of Clinical Oncology for Cetuximab Trial

Dr. Nassim Nabbout has been recognized as an author in a trial of patients with diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal ...

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CCK Featured for Collaboration with Via Christi

The Cancer Center of Kansas has been featured in an article by The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com for it’s collaboration at Via ...

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KAKE Features Dr. Chris Dakhil in Story about Coach Snyder

KAKE News featured CCK’s Dr. Chris Dakhil in a segment on the reaction to Kansas State University’s head football coach ...

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Dr. Shaker Dakhil Publishes in Journal of Clinical Oncology for Melanoma Trial

Dr. Shaker Dakhil has been recognized as an author in a trial of patients with newly diagnosed melanoma in the Journal of Clinical ...

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Dr. Shaker Dakhil Publishes in JAMA Oncology for Zoledronic Acid Trial

Dr. Shaker Dakhil has been recognized as an author in a trial of patients with diagnosed breast cancer metastatic to bone in JAMA ...

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Christopher S.R. Dakhil, M.D. Is Elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians

Christopher S.R. Dakhil, MD, FACP, an internist, oncologist and hematologist practicing in Wichita at the Cancer Center of Kansas, has ...

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The Wichita Eagle Features Dr. Shaker Dakhil on Palliative Care

The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com covered palliative care and the efforts The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is making ...

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Dr. Shaker Dakhil Publishes in the Journal of Clinical Oncology for mRCC Trial

Dr. Shaker Dakhil has been recognized as an author in a trial of patients with diagnosed metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma ...

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CCK Employees Make it Personal

 The CCK staff of McPherson showed their care for a patient in ways beyond the walls of the treatment center after overhearing that a ...

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Dr. Dennis F. Moore, Jr. Honored as Best Doctor

Dr. Dennis F. Moore, Jr. has been honored as a Best Doctor in the field of medical oncology and hematology as featured in the Wichita ...

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Dr. Shaker Dakhil Publishes in Journal of Clinical Oncology for Multiple Myeloma Trial

Dr. Shaker Dakhil has been recognized as an author in the first trial of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in the Journal ...

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Make-A-Wish Visits a CCK Patient

“I think he’ll always look back on this day as having been a good day…for all of us,” states Michelle Berry, ...

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Cancer Center of Kansas Named Favorite in Hospital for Cancer Care

Cancer Center of Kansas was named the Favorite in the category of Hospital for Cancer Care in the 2016 Wichita Eagle Readers’ ...

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Chief Nursing Officer Paula Fulgham Honored as Nursing Health Care Hero

Paula Fulgham, the Chief Nursing Officer at the Cancer Center of Kansas, has been awarded as a 2016 Nursing Health Care Hero by the ...

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Dr. Bassam Mattar Honored as Physician Health Care Hero

Dr. Bassam Mattar, an oncologist at the Cancer Center of Kansas, has been honored as a 2016 Physician Health Care Hero by the Wichita ...

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CCK Sponsors Weekend Hosted by Victory in the Valley to Support Patients

The Cancer Center of Kansas is proud to have been a sponsor of the Camp Victory Women’s Weekend hosted by Victory in the Valley. It was ...

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The Cancer Center of Kansas Proud to be Named as Wichita Business Journal Innovation Award Honoree

The Cancer Center of Kansas is proud to be recognized as an honoree for the 2016 Innovation Awards, presented by the Wichita Business ...

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Winfield Cancer Center Celebrates 15 Years of Care

In June, William Newton Hospital, Via Christi Health and the Cancer Center of Kansas celebrated 15 years of caring for patients at the ...

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CCK Helps Sponsor 2016 East Meets West Walk/Run hosted by Victory in the Valley

CCK is a proud sponsor of the East Meets West Walk/Run for Victory in the Valley (VIV), an organization dedicated to encouraging cancer ...

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CCK Medical Assistant Serves Our Country and Honors CCK

Ariel Ward, a Medical Assistant at the Wichita Main Office and an Airman 1st Class in the United States Airforce, recently served our ...

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Physicians Recognized for Top Patient Research Enrollments

WICHITA – The National Cancer Institute has recognized local oncologists Dennis Moore, Jr., MD, and Shaker Dakhil, MD, and the Wichita ...

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Wilson Medical Center Welcomes Cancer Center of Kansas

Wilson Medical Center (WMC) would like to welcome the Cancer Center of Kansas to the hospital and to Neodesha. On January 4, the Cancer ...

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Dr. Dennis F. Moore, Jr. Honored as Best Doctor

Dr. Dennis F. Moore, Jr. was selected as a Best Doctor in the field of medical oncology and hematology as featured in the Wichita ...

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Dr. Shaker Dakhil Is Founder Of New Non-profit Addressing Needs Of Cancer Patients At Risk Of Losing Health Insurance Coverage

A cancer diagnosis and need for treatment is difficult enough without the additional burden of losing health insurance due to a job ...

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