Child Cancer

Leukemia Patient, 5, Uses 'Make-A-Wish' To Serve Needy Kids

Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Kid's Kitchen, Leukemia, Video, Anthony Camara, Leland Camara, Disneyland, Make a Wish Foundation, Skyler Camara, Anchorage, Laura Bruce, Child Cancer, Alaska, Slidepollajax, Impact News

Leland Camara, a 5-year-old battling leukemia, was far from selfish when he requested two wishes from the Make-A-Wish Foundation instead of just one. ...

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Dad Runs Marathon In Honor Of 6-Year-Old Daughter Battling Rare Disease

Marshall Stanger | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Cancer Research, Child Cancer, Audrey Stanger, St. Jude Country Music Marathon, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee, Ing Kids Rock Race, Memphis, Charity, Impact News

As we sat in the emergency room late one night last September, I kept thinking back to all of the ways in which our oldest daughter Audrey, 6, hadn't ...

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Jay Scott | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Neuroblastoma, Children With Cancer, Child Cancer, Lemonade Stand Foundation, Cancer, Alexs-Lemonade-Stand-Foundation, Children's Health, Children's Cancer, Impact News

Alex was just four-years-old when she asked my wife if she could hold a lemonade stand when she was released from the hospital. Even at 4-years-old, Alex knew that when we come together, all things are possible.

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Miracle Cancer Survivor Makes Wishes Come True For Sick Kids

Towson Patch | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Inspirational Medicine, Baltimore Ravens, Grayson Gilbert, Pancreatoblastoma, Children's Miracle Network, Cal Ripken Jr, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Child Cancer, Diabetes, Impact News

When Grayson Gilbert was in treatment for a rare form of pancreatic cancer, he didn't doubt for a second that he'd be OK. It did, however, take a litt...

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Mom Builds Special Preschool For Kids With Cancer, Prone To Infection

Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Leukemia, The Morgan Center, Nancy Zuch, Video, Chemotherapy, Morgan Zuch, Child Cancer, Child Leukemia, Cancer Care, New York, Childhood Cancer, Impact News

For children battling cancer, the treatment wreaks havoc not only on their bodies, but also on their social well being. One mom is working to change t...

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Former Ronald McDonald House Charities Exec Stole From Sick Kids

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Embezzlement, Randall Morrison, Video, Charity, Ronald McDonald House, Cancer Survivor, Magnus Knudsen, Child Cancer, Donations, Jolene Kopplin, Lance Kopplin, Impact News

Randall Morrison, the former treasurer for a branch of the Ronald McDonald House Charities, is on trial for stealing $142,000 from the organization's ...

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Child Cancer Survivor Donates Birthday Money In Honor Of Joe Paterno

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Special Olympics, Penn-State-Ifc-Panhellenic-Dance-Marathon, Charity, Natasha Mosser, Dylan Mosser, Child Cancer, Dance, Cancer, Joe Paterno, Acute-Lymphocytic-Leukemia, Video, Impact News

Right before his third birthday, Dylan Moser was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now Moser, 12-years-old and in remission, is celebrat...

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Thieves Use Deceased Child's Photos For Facebook Page, PayPal Donations

Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Social Security Administration, Zoe Chambers, Video, Jonathon Agin, Identity Theft, Child Identity Theft, Child Cancer, Julie Chambers, Facebook, Impact News

Julie Chambers' heartbreaking experience of losing her 2-year-old daughter was made worse in an unimaginable way. The mother from northeastern Engl...

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11-Year Old Cancer Survivor Writes Cookbook To Benefit Research

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: The Tonight Show, Leukemia, Jay Leno, Chef Jack Witherspoon, Beckstrand Cancer Foundation, Bobby Flay, Cookbooks, The Bonnie Hunt Show, Paula Deen, Child Cancer, Jack Witherspoon, Twist It Up, Lisa Witherspoon, Miller Children's Hospital, Video, Impact News

For most young boys, cooking shows are hardly a top choice for television entertainment. But for Jack Witherspoon, who at 6-years-old was lying in...

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7-Year-Old Girl With Brain Tumor Gets Surprise Visit From Her Favorite Singer

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Angel by My Side, Video, Inspiring, Tori Svenson, Inspiring Cancer Stories, Brain Tumor, Child Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Francesca Battistelli, Impact News

While undergoing chemotherapy, Tori Svenson, 7, felt well enough one day to lip sync the song that helps keep her going, Francesca Battistelli's "Ange...

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Donation Jar For Toddler's Cancer Fund Stolen

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Cancer, Cancer, Bree Haga, Donations, Cancer Fund, South Carolina, Brain Cancer, Video, Impact News

A small donation jar for a toddler with brain cancer was stolen from a South Carolina convenience store on Monday, reports WSPA. The donations were f...

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'Cancer Cluster' Baffles Experts: 35 Kids In 12-Mile Radius Diagnosed

AP | JOHN SEEWER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cancer, Children With Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Child Cancer, Children's Cancer, Ohio Cancer Clusters, Ohio Cancer, Cancer Cluster, Home News

CLYDE, Ohio — Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back? His oldest daughter, diagnosed with ...

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Child Mercy Killings: Parents Say Doctors Hastened Death For Kids Dying In Pain

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mercy Killing, Child Cancer, Cancer, Morphine, Medicine, Child Death, Child Hospital, Healthy Living News

CHICAGO — It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate – a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that docto...

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