An attempt to save the life of a fellow cancer researcher at Washington University has created a model of cancer therapy that may become a norm in the future, according to Gina Kolata of the New York Times. Dr. Lukas Wartman was dying of acute lymphoblastic leukemia after trying rounds of conventional therapies such as ... read more »
Jack Czapla, the newly awarded Illinois Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 2012 Boy of the Year, is a true inspiration. Jack was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia in 2009 at only four-years-old. Through 26 months of chemotherapy, 20 spinal taps, 6 bone marrow aspirations, and a near fatal allergic reaction, Jack has remained positive and has ... read more »
She caused controversy when she was conceived twenty years ago, after her parents revealed they were having another child to provide bone marrow for their eldest child, Anissa, who has leukemia. The controversy was fed further when the sisters appeared on the cover of Time magazine, heading an article about ‘baby farming’. It outraged readers, and the ... read more »
A five year old boy has found a unique and heart-warming way to fund his expensive hospital treatment…by selling his drawings. Aiden Reed, from Kansas, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on September 13th last year. The family were devastated by the news, until doctors discovered that the specific type of cancer Aiden suffers from ... read more »
A 13-year-old British girl has decided to turn down a potentially life-saving heart transplant, saying she’s had enough of hospitals after the dozen surgeries she’s already had to endure. Hannah Jones, who was diagnosed with leukemia and later a heart condition, told her parents and medical authorities that she would rather spend her remaining time ... read more »
It seems like every day we keep hearing about a new place scientists can grab stem cells that may lead to “miracle cures”. Experts are skeptical baby teeth stem cells are the answer, but hey, can’t hurt to look into it further. To parents, it might sound like the best kind of health insurance — ... read more »
A father in Canada is battling the Children’s Aid Society there who took his son into protective custody in order to give the child chemotherapy for his leukemia. The problem? Neither the boy or his family want the treatment. A judge earlier ruled the boy is not capable of understanding the implications of refusing chemotherapy. ... read more »
What an incredibly odd correlation. Apparently if your child attends daycare when they are very young, it can reduce their risk of developing leukemia by 30%. Make sure to whip out that statistic next time someone looks down at you for being a working mom. The new research, to be presented April 29 at the ... read more »
Chalk this up as another reason to bank cord blood. A couple in British Columbia are trying to have a baby for pretty much only one reason — to collect the stem cells from the infant’s umbilical cord blood to help their 8-year-old son battle leukemia. We get it — we’re certainly not going to ... read more »
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