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University of New Hampshire Athlete Shortens Career to Donate Bone Marrowteammates rallied around him to cheer him on. The man who needs his help is a 28-year-old suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia . Lyle was told that the man only has six months to live without the transplant. Lyle of Plaistow, N.H., said he had
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Help for 'Uninsurables' Mired in Political Battle
broader goals. Caught in the middle are people like Susan Zurface, a small-town lawyer from Ohio with a recent diagnosis of leukemia , no health insurance, and medical bills piling up. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was designed to offer them
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Family's Life Under Lockdown: Missed Chemo, Locked DoorsChildren's Hospital Friday morning so that her 6-year-old daughter, Clio, could receive a round of chemotherapy to treat her leukemia . But instead of getting treatment, Clio and the rest of Roper's family were stuck indoors after the lockdown of Boston
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ABC's Robin Roberts Hospitalized Again
resting at home and off "Good Morning America" this week after another hospital stay as part of her recuperation from a rare blood disease . The ABC News morning show host said she felt ill last week while on vacation and was told to return to New York and go
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ABC News Honored with Two Prestigious Peabody Awards
the "public-service campaign created around 'Good Morning America' co-anchor Robin Roberts' treatment for a rare blood disease ." Robin Roberts announced on June 11, 2012 that she had MDS or myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the blood and bone
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Robin Roberts to be Honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2013 ESPYS on July 17
five years later, Roberts would face the toughest time of her life. In 2012, she announced she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder , MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome), and she would be taking leave from GMA to receive a bone marrow transplant from her
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Young Colon-Cancer Survivor Searches for a Cureannounced its "Moon Shots Program," a plan that started last month to raise $3 billion to cure six cancers: breast, ovarian, leukemia (3 kinds), melanoma, lung and prostate. The list didn't include colon cancer. So far The Wunder Project has raised
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Gene Therapy Could Treat Cancer, Study Findsproduce remissions in adults with acute leukemia could be a major breakthrough in the Stone, Program Director of the Adult Leukemia Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reviewed patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia . While 80 to 90 percent of children
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Robin Roberts to Receive the DVF Awards' Lifetime Leadership Award
cancer diagnosis in 2007. And she came to know the true depths of her own strength in 2012 when she was diagnosed with a rare blood disease known as MDS, or myelodysplastic syndrome . But rather than retreat into her struggle, Robin had the courage to fight
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Cindy Crawford Talks Love, Loss on Oprah's 'Master Class'Diane Sawyer. Nothing was off-limits, as Crawford addressed her relationships, career and even the loss of her brother to leukemia when she was 10. "I see my brother as the booster that helped me in my life and journey," she told Oprah. Known for her
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Mississippi Baby Born With HIV 'Functionally Cured,' Doctors Sayoncologist, Dr. Gero Hutter of the Charite Hospital in Berlin, opted to give Brown a stem-cell transplant to treat his leukemia . But rather than choosing a matched donor, he used the stem cells of a donor he found who had what is known as a CCR5 mutation
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Cancer Risk From Fukushima Found in Japanese Infants
highest level – between 12 and 25 millisieverts – have about a 7 percent relative risk increase in the lifetime risk of leukemia and that female infants have about a 6 percent increase in the lifetime risk of breast cancer. For all solid tumors combined
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Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around Pope's Resignationwhispers of late-night helicopter trips to emergency rooms and hints that he is suffering some terminal illness like leukemia pushed forward by Italian gossip site Dagospia are unconfirmed, but still won't go away." Then there was the recently-confirmed
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College Shot-Putter Gives Up Career to Donate Bone Marrowcareer. So that he can donate his bone marrow to a complete stranger Ali knows is that the patient is twenty. And is dying of leukemia . Hand they are perfect match so Cameron joined the bone marrow registry some two years ago thinking he might never be a match
Ali knows is that the patient is twenty. And is dying of leukemia . Hand they are -- perfect match so Cameron joined the bone marrow registry some two years ago thinking he might never be -
Leukemia Cure? Possible Major Medical Breakthroughpatients' own immune cells were altered to fight a deadly form of leukemia . One patient is said to be cancer-free after just eight reported in december. She was the first patient with this type of leukemia to have this. She's in total remission, is doing great
patients' own immune cells were altered to fight a deadly form of leukemia . One patient is said to be cancer-free after just eight days of treatment. Abc's chief medical editor dr. Richard besser is herereported in december. She was the first patient with this type of leukemia to have this. She's in total remission, is doing great. But the idea is, you know, depending on what you inject into -
College Shot-Putter Gives Up Career to Donate Bone MarrowCameron Lyle forgoes athletics at the University of New Hampshire to aid a stranger with leukemia .
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What Is Aplastic Anemia ?What bring you the story of the young woman who was fighting a rare blood disorder called a plastic Anemia. Elizabeth the granny hands best hope for a cure was a bone marrow transplant. Her brother was a perfect
you the story of the young woman who was fighting a rare blood disorder called a plastic Anemia. Elizabeth the granny hands best hope for a cure was a bone marrow transplant. Her brother was a -
How to Treat Aplastic AnemiaWe're talking about a rare blood disorder called it plastic Anemia. We we were joined earlier by Elizabeth grant him who told us what it's like to have the disease
We're talking about a rare blood disorder called it plastic Anemia. We -- we were joined earlier by Elizabeth -- grant him who told us what it's like to -
Experimental Cancer Treatment Offers Hopeout of options. He was being treated for acute lymphocytic leukemia , a rare and often fatal disease in adults. When chemotherapy Reporter: While fewer than 3,000 patients have the type of leukemia . The approach has a much broader reach. If offers hope that
asponte was out of options. He was being treated for acute lymphocytic leukemia , a rare and often fatal disease in adults. When chemotherapy failed, doctors turned to an experimental treatment. Robin roberts went to visitGot it. Reporter: While fewer than 3,000 patients have the type of leukemia . The approach has a much broader reach. If offers hope that it can also work in bigger tumors such as colon cancer, -
World News 3/21: Texas Shootout May Be Linked to Colorado Prison Chief Murderout of options. He was being treated for acute complicity leukemia a rare and often fatal disease in adults. When chemotherapy that there. While fewer than 3000 patients have the tape of leukemia treated in this study. The approach has a much broader reach
Aponte was out of options. He was being treated for acute complicity leukemia a rare and often fatal disease in adults. When chemotherapy failed doctors turned to an experimental treatment. Robin Roberts went to visitthere. -- -- While fewer than 3000 patients have the tape of leukemia treated in this study. The approach has a much broader reach but it offers hope that it can also work in bigger
