Children's cancer Coverage

Dancing doctors at UNC Children's celebrate 2024 with parody of 'The Time of My Life'

The dancing doctors at UNC Children's Hospital are back!

WRAL staff

Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas help families with cost of care

On April 12, the "High Hopes" charity golf tournament at Sanford's Carolina Trace Country Club stepped up the war against pediatric cancer. Participants raised $10,000 for Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas.

Sanford golf tournament raises $10K for child cancer nonprofit

Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas serves as a "safety net" even if affected families have to go outside of the state to pursue life-saving treatment for their child.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist

'Nothing scarier than childhood cancers.' Raleigh teenager raising money through haunted drive-thru after own battle

Sarah Thompson isn't a big fan of Halloween. But, her teenage son Edward is. The family is now using a haunted house to help raise money for children battling cancer.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Get spooked and give back at this Raleigh haunted house

The family is now using a haunted house to help raise money for children battling cancer.

Raleigh teen celebrates last round of chemotherapy

Nicholas Melomo, a 15-year-old Enloe High School student, and his family finally got to celebrate the end of his extensive treatments for osteosarcoma, a bone cancer in his right leg.

15-year-old who lost leg wants to raise awareness for childhood cancer

Nicholas Melomo, a 15-year-old Enloe High School student, and his family finally got to celebrate the end of his extensive treatments for osteosarcoma, a bone cancer in his right leg.

Debra Morgan, anchor/reporter, and Rick Armstrong, photojournalist

Cancer treatment disrupted by COVID-19 for 6-year-old girl from Holly Springs

A 6-year-old girl from Holly Springs with a rare form of cancer had been traveling to Boston for treatments, where her hero Nurse Shawn helped her battle her illness. Now, COVID-19 has disrupted her visits to Nurse Shawn, but he has sent some of his magic to Duke's nurses instead.

Oregon boy battling cancer gets to be chief for a day

Young Oregon boy battling brain cancer gets to live out his dream of becoming a police officer.

3-year-old celebrates final chemo treatment

Mabel Franks has been undergoing cancer treatments since she was just 14-months-old. On Sunday, her family and friends celebrated what should be her last one.

Giving thanks: 4-year-old overcomes cancer

At 20 months old, Cheyenne Stocks was diagnosed with cancer in her central nervous system. Three years later, her scans are coming back clean.

Event celebrates accomplishments of children with cancer

WRAL's Adam Owens tells us of an event where more than 100 children battling cancer and their families celebrated the holiday season together.

Young cancer patients and their families celebrate making it to another holiday

For some families, the holidays are more than giving and receiving: They're about surviving. Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolina hosted its Christmas Spectacular at North Hills in Raleigh, featuring photos, games and a chance to meet Santa.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

4-year-old cancer survivor who loves yellow has birthday celebration to remember

A 4-year old cancer survivor got a big surprise on his first birthday out of the hospital.

'AGT' contestant returning to Raleigh for performance at North Hills

You might recognize him from NBC's America's Got Talent. Tyler Butler-Figueroa, a violinist from Raleigh who earned Simon Cowell's golden buzzer, is returning for a performance in his hometown tomorrow.

5 years after filming in Raleigh, movie about teen cancer shows in Triangle

Hernan Barangan traveled the country with the nonprofit Teen Cancer America, capturing stories of teen cancer survivors in an effort to help young people battling all types of the disease. One of his stops was in Raleigh.

Mark Boyle, WRAL anchor/reporter

He's got talent: NC 11-year-old wows on the violin

The world has come to know Tyler Butler-Figueroa, 11, as the young violinist who made Simon Cowell hit the rare "Golden Buzzer" on America's Got Talent. His friends and family at home in Raleigh knew him as the boy who played his violin just about anywhere.

Meet Tyler: The Raleigh boy who wowed everyone on America's Got Talent

The world has come to know Tyler Butler-Figueroa, 11, as the boy who made Simon Cowell hit the "Golden Buzzer" on America's Got Talent.

Debra Morgan, WRAL anchor/reporter

Darius Rucker raises more than $2 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Darius Rucker, known for his solo work like "Wagon Wheel" and his role as lead singer and pianist in Hootie & the Blowfish, has raised more than $2 million for children's cancer research over the past 10 years.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digital journalist

Halloween and Christmas come early for Fort Bragg girl with cancer

Friends in the Linden Oaks neighborhood have organized Halloween and Christmas celebrations for 5-year-old Ila Haskin, who has an inoperable brain tumor.

How to talk to kids about cancer: A Raleigh teen sets some ground rules in video that's racking up views

How do you talk to a kid with cancer? Don't ask how "we" are doing, says 14-year-old Embree Duffy of Raleigh, who has been diagnosed with cancer a whopping four times, in a new video raise money for leukemia research. And while she can make cancer jokes, keep yours to yourself unless you've had cancer too.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Former Toys R Us employees build makeshift toy store for cancer patients

Former Toys R Us employees have built a makeshift toy store in Florida to host a shopping spree for kids battling cancer.

St. Baldrick's Foundation gives grants to UNC, Duke for children's cancer research

Great strides are being made in the war against top cancer killers, including lung, breast and colon cancers. But in comparison, childhood cancer research is not as well funded.

Allen Mask, M.D., WRAL Health Team physician