Leukemia Coverage
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Max returns to school to big smiles after fight with leukemia
A 7-year-old boy overcame a tough battle with cancer and recently got to see his classmates at school. -
7-year-old returns to school after battle with leukemia, inspires teacher
An elementary school student recently scored a huge victory in his cancer fight when he returned to in-person classes. -
Clayton 9-year-old raising cancer awareness, research money
A Clayton 9-year-old is using his cancer experience to help raise awareness and money for the cause. -
Clayton boy works to raise money for cancer research
A Clayton 9-year-old is using his cancer experience to help raise awareness and money for the cause. -
Raleigh man delivers stem cells to patients around the world
A 74-year-old Raleigh man spends an average of two weeks a month traveling around the word delivering stem cells to patients as part of Be The Match, a volunteer-based national marrow donor program. -
Oregon town turns out to celebrate 6-year-old's cancer victory
Residents of Gresham, Ore., unable to gather for a party due to social-distancing rules, stage a parade to celebrate Jaxson Perkins' victory over leukemia. -
Mother reunited with daughter who is battling cancer in Durham
A teen born in the US has been battling cancer without her mother, who is from Mexico. The mother was granted entry into the US, and on Wednesday, the two were reunited. Rosalia Fodera has this story. -
Teen girl battling cancer at Triangle hospital reunited with mother from Mexico after multiple delays
A 14-year-old girl from Mexico is currently at Duke University Hospital battling leukemia. -
Durham’s Chimerix pays $30M to secure rights for late-stage leukemia drug
This week, the Durham-based biopharmaceutical company announced an agreement with Cantex Pharmaceuticals for the worldwide license of CX-01. -
Father-son duo fights leukemia together
A noted local leader in medicine shares his story as a leukemia patient -- and how his happy ending involved bravery and hard work by his own son. -
Raleigh doctor credits his son for helping him fight leukemia
A noted local leader in medicine shares his story as a leukemia patient -- and how his happy ending involved bravery and hard work by his own son. -
Paradigm shift in treatment of leukemia may be at hand
A paradigm shift is underway in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia: The newest of personalized medicines proved more effective and less toxic than standard chemotherapy for certain acute myeloid leukemia patients, new research indicates -
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.