Good News about Cancer

[...] in her front yard in 2000. She died at age 8 in 2004, after raising more than $1 million for cancer research. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has raised more than $80 million, funding over 450 [...]

[...] nearing the end of a 4,500-mile bike ride across country, with proceeds going toward cancer research. “Today was 90 miles, and the past couple of days have been in the 80s, so especially [...]

[...] knowing their work will change lives. For the past two years she has been part of cancer research under the direction of Khalid El Sayed, professor of pharmacy at the University of [...]

[...] ’s hospitals around the country and $20,000 of the profits have been donated to cancer research. For every headband that’s sold, one is also put aside for a girl undergoing cancer [...]

[...] ’s any way possible.” It may not be a cure, but Martin is playing a role in possibly helping cancer survivors like her have healthier lives after their diagnosis and treatment. Continue reading at [...]

[...] that accompanies every children’s camp. Canoeing is one of many experiences that nine cancer survivors, ages 11 to 19, had during the weeklong Children’s Grand Adventure. Founded in 2008 by part- [...]

From kmbc.com: GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. —A Grain Valley teenager and cancer survivor is celebrating his dreams coming true. Since birth, Stephen Loszewsk [...]

From oregonlive.com: WALTERVILLE — A new friendship first formed between 5-year-old Cres Merrill and Oregon State defensive lineman Noke Tago over [...]

[...] CT scan approaches, I do get a little anxious. Will this be the test that tells me my lung cancer has spread again? Or will I have a reprieve for another few months? My body feels normal, [...]

[...] cancer by up to 40 percent, the BBC says. Risk of death by breast, prostate and lung cancer was also reduced, but to a lower extent. The beneficial effects, the researchers said, [...]

[...] a role in the development of her childhood cancer — and that led to her infant son’s rare lung cancer. When Megan was diagnosed with a rare ovarian cancer called Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor in 1997, [...]

[...] . In fact, deaths from breast cancer have fallen by 38 per cent, bowel cancer by 34 per cent, lung cancer by 27 per cent and prostate cancer by 21 per cent. Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK’s chief [...]

[...] both physically and emotionally, especially when the treatments start, but some cancer patients are now using a new tool to help them get through it. Being diagnosed with breast [...]

From zap2it.com: Ansel Elgort is taking home a Teen Choice Award surfboard for Choice Movie Actor in a Drama this year. Eardrums in the Shrine Audito [...]

[...] out. “There’s no one study that has definitely proven that vitamin D levels positively impact cancer patients or survivors from a treatment standpoint,” he says. Continue reading at health. [...]

[...] ’s mark was Rose’s roar, said friends, who have watched her do battle on behalf of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers through her Pretty Girls with Cancer nonprofit. Continue [...]

[...] through the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Math-A-Thon raised money to support cancer treatment for kids at St. Jude. This year, the 91 elementary students at Sacred Heart who [...]

[...] at a time coming at least once a week for up to five hours to enable mothers undergoing cancer treatment the ability to go to doctors’ appointments, run errands, or take a much-needed nap. Continue [...]

[...] From twincities.com: THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — With every option exhausted and no cancer treatment left for Grace Woods to try, her hometown is rallying around the 15-year-old to make her [...]

[...] to curing cancer has been part of the body all along? For generations the three pillars of cancer treatment have been surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But both chemotherapy and radiation are [...]

[...] delicious — they were baked with love, and for a good cause. Hannah Prokop, 14, is a cancer survivor who has started Hannah’s Cans for Cancer, a foundation to raise funds to help other [...]

[...] . On Nov. 8, 2014, she’ll return to the hospital to say thanks for 30 years of survival. The cancer survivor crafted 1,000 paper cranes to benefit bone marrow recipients at the hospital. Her paper- [...]

[...] Lovely Patient” was originally a stage production inspired by his grandmother, a cancer survivor, Folks said he wanted to reach a wider audience by turning the story into a movie. [...]

From journalnow.com: Kirti Patel was skeptical. She was struggling to recover from the effects of cancer surgery and six months of chemo when her nu [...]

[...] the top favors people did for me that made my day (and made my life much easier!) after my cancer diagnosis. 1. Deliver a meal. Make sure to ask in advance if they have any dietary restrictions or are [...]

[...] From interlochenpublicradio.com: A cancer diagnosis, either for yourself or for a loved one, is an incredibly frightening experience. When Greg [...]

[...] the right perspective. And that was certainly the case for Kimberly Bailey, whose breast cancer diagnosis ultimately helped her to transform her career and her perspective on life. Bailey, a baker, [...]