Geography | |
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Location | Kansas City, KS, USA, Kansas |
Coordinates | 39°03′18″N94°36′41″W / 39.0551°N 94.6115°W |
Organisation | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | The University of Kansas |
Services | |
Speciality | Cancer |
History | |
Opened | 2012 |
Links | |
Website | https://www.kucancercenter.org/ |
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