6 results for "leukemia"
💛 Acts of KindnessIowa Teen's Blood Drive Repays 19 Lifesaving Transfusions
Riley Mahoney received 19 blood transfusions during her battle with leukemia. Now the Gilbert teen is organizing community blood drives to help save others the way strangers once saved her.
🦸 Community Heroes7-Year-Old Lane Patrick Rings Cancer-Free Bell
After 28 months of chemotherapy, surgeries, and countless procedures, Lane Patrick rang the victory bell at Brenner Children's Hospital to celebrate beating acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The Winston-Salem second grader, who was diagnosed at just 5 years old, can finally return to the football field and classroom he had to leave behind.
💡 SolutionsScientists Find New Weakness in Deadly Blood Cancer
Researchers at Indiana University discovered a critical vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia that could transform treatment for a cancer with just a 33% five-year survival rate. Their breakthrough targets the inflammatory pathway that helps cancer stem cells survive chemotherapy and cause relapse.
🧘 Health & WellnessUK Man Receives 'Living Drug' to Fight His Leukemia
A 28-year-old cancer patient just became the first person in the UK to receive a revolutionary treatment that reprograms his own cells to hunt down leukemia. The therapy offers years of life, and possibly a cure, for patients who previously had only months to live.
🦸 Community HeroesCancer Survivor Returns to Vanderbilt Hospital as Doctor
Lily Hensiek beat leukemia twice as a child thanks to treatment funded by Dolly Parton's donations. Now 24, she's returning to the same Nashville hospital as a physician assistant student to help the next generation of young cancer patients.
🦸 Community Heroes7-Year-Old Lane Patrick Rings Bell After Beating Cancer
After 28 months of chemotherapy, surgeries, and countless procedures, Lane Patrick rang the bell at Brenner Children's Hospital to celebrate being cancer-free. The 7-year-old from North Carolina was diagnosed with leukemia in kindergarten and never stopped inspiring others throughout his journey.