Leukemia

A Community's Tough Love

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 05.22.2012

Matt Browner Hamlin

As a relatively new member of the GORUCK Tough community, I've found the willingness of its members to support each other and the causes we believe in to be rewarding in a way I never expected.

WATCH: Hospital Hosts Prom For Sick Kids

Posted 05.20.2012

After Jeff Kahan lost his son to cancer, the grieving dad decided to bring life to kids battling life-threatening diseases. He fulfills his mission...

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

Posted 05.03.2012

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. ...

12-Year-Old Boy Named Honorary Marine Before Death

Posted 05.02.2012

Throughout his 12 years, Cody Green battled leukemia like the bravest of warriors. For that, he was named an honorary Marine just before he died. ...

A Mother's Guilt

Erin Smith | Posted 04.18.2012

Erin Smith

It's difficult to strike a balance between being everything our kids need us to be and maintaining our sanity and individuality.

Cancer in the Ransom Note

Sandra Steingraber | Posted 04.05.2012

Sandra Steingraber

Why should cancer patients in the United States and Canada -- and those who love or diagnose them -- care about a report about looming water shortages in distant countries such as South Africa and Argentina?

Why Cindy Crawford Is Partnering With St. Jude (Plus, You Could Win a New Home)

S.Z. Berg | Posted 04.03.2012

S.Z. Berg

She was just shy of 10 years old when her brother, almost four years old, passed away from leukemia. Back then, her family didn't have much money, she said, and she watched as her parents had to pay the medical bills after her brother's death.

To Protect Americans' Health, Oppose Expanded Fracking Until Stronger Safeguards Are in Place

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.02.2012

Frances Beinecke

While no energy development can be completely safe, drilling and fracking can be made safer than current operations. But this is only possible if the state and federal governments adopt and enforce much stronger laws and standards.

Jessica Capshaw: TV Doc Advocating for Clean Air

Dominique Browning | Posted 04.02.2012

Dominique Browning

Jessica Capshaw has it right: polluters have money and influence, but moms have love. Lots of love. And mother love is the strongest force of all.

How Active Should We Be in Our Own Medical Care?

Erin Smith | Posted 04.02.2012

Erin Smith

Be a thinking, active, participating person in your family's health care. Do your homework. Trust your gut instinct. Ask questions, even if you feel uncomfortable doing so.

Health Reform and My 8-Year-Old Son

Michelle Cunningham | Posted 05.22.2012

Michelle Cunningham

I am grateful for the Affordable Care Act because my 8-year-old son, a leukemia survivor, has health insurance today because of it.

What Not To Say To A Mom Whose Daughter Is Battling Cancer

Erin Smith | Posted 05.19.2012

Erin Smith

If you are someone who says the wrong thing or lacks a "filter," please take a moment to consider your words before impulsively uttering them to a mother or child fighting for their life.

The Day I Found Out My Child Has Cancer

Erin Smith | Posted 05.04.2012

Erin Smith

I hope this is never you. I never thought it would be me. Not in five million years. But here I am, with cancer playing the center stage in my life right now. It's not me, but so much worse... my five-year-old daughter, Skyler.

Convince Taylor Swift To Take Teen Fighting Cancer To Prom!

Posted 02.23.2012

Kevin McGuire is fighting cancer for the second time and the lifesaving drugs he needs are in short supply. But, the high school senior is nowhere nea...

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

Posted 02.18.2012

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...

Paying For Cancer Treatment for Children in America With a Car Wash, Bake Sale and Fish Fry

Wendell Potter | Posted 04.01.2012

Wendell Potter

Caroline's story is not unique. Tragedies like her's occur so often, in fact, that they rarely make the news anymore. But it is precisely because they are an everyday occurrence that health care reform was so urgently needed.

Etta James Dies From Complications From Leukemia -- What Is It?

The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 01.20.2012

The legendary singer Etta James has died at age 73 because of complications from leukemia, according to several news reports. ABC News reported tha...

11-Year Old Cancer Survivor Writes Cookbook To Benefit Research

Posted 01.12.2012

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...

Good Afternoon, You Have Cancer

Suleika Jaouad | Posted 03.11.2012

Suleika Jaouad

"Acute Myeloid Leukemia," my doctor said last May. I was 22 years old. My friends were busy starting their lives, and I was worried that mine might end before it had really begun.

Donors Fulfill Cancer Patient's Dying Wish To Marry

Posted 01.10.2012

When Susanna Espinoza heard the devastating news on Christmas Eve that she had only a few months to live, her boyfriend proposed, hoping to make the s...

Fighting Cancer, Celebrating Life

Ann Brenoff | Posted 05.17.2012

Ann Brenoff

Let's face it: Cancer changes your perspective on a lot of things. And while it's hard to even utter the words "thankful" and "cancer" in the same sentence, Suzanne Donaldson -- the photo editor of Glamour magazine -- makes a perfect case for doing so.

A Perfect Match: A Social Media Love Story

Vineet Singal | Posted 12.19.2011

Vineet Singal

Cancer can affect any of us. Perhaps our child. Our brother or sister. Our parent. Our friend. We must increase the number of bone marrow donors registered, not just to save my friend Amit, but to protect our community. Join us.

Can Social Media Save Amit Gupta?

Porter Gale | Posted 12.12.2011

Porter Gale

Amit, a member of the San Francisco tech community, has leukemia. He is also South Asian, a population that is dramatically under-represented in existing bone marrow registries.

(PHOTOS): Maria Jose Martinez Gets Treatment For Leukemia In Nicaraguan Hospital

AP | By ESTEBAN FELIX and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON | Posted 12.06.2011

By Esteban Feliz and Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- In her glowing pink dress and tiara, Maria Jose Martinez looked t...

WATCH: Girl, 10, Brings Whole Community Out To Donate Bone Marrow

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.29.2011

It's been two years of chemotherapy and radiation since 10-year-old Chenee Cayco was diagnosed with an agressive form of leukemia. Her doctors now...