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Dolls Get Makeovers When Artists Turn Them Into Role Models
An online art movement is transforming fashion-obsessed dolls into confidence-boosting toys for young children everywhere.
Australian artist Sonja Singh kicked it off with her Tree...
One-Day Cancer Treatment Ends Weeks of Daily Radiation Visits
It’s not often that the word “revolutionary” actually follows through on its promise.
But in this case, a cancer treatment that is cutting cost, time,...
Wristbands Offer Nausea Relief from Motion Sickness and Chemo
If bouts of nausea leave your head spinning and stomach churning, a new cure may fit right on your wrist.
Acupressure bands are an old...
Blood Cells “Retrained” to Destroy Cancer, Lead Again to Full Remission
Scientists have been able to put a virtually incurable disease into complete remission by altering patients’ blood cells inside the body to fight the...
From Chemo Chair Man Raises $74K Tweeting for Stem Cell Charity
John Underwood knew he might someday need a bone-marrow transplant.
Diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Underwood said that his best shot at an...
5-year Study Reveals Why Ovarian Cancer Recurs and How to Stop It
Scientists have finally discovered why ovarian cancer frequently comes back after patients receive chemotherapy—and they’ve also found a way to potentially eliminate the recurrence rate...
Woman Keeps Hair During Chemo Thanks to New “Cooling” Cap
Donna Tookes has a thick and slightly wild mane of silver hair. It’s something of a trademark for her.
When she learned she had breast...
Daughter Finds Silver Lining And Fun in Last Days of Mom’s Terminal Illness
Robyn Willson says she’ll always remember her mother’s cancer treatments as “something that we enjoyed.” That’s because she and her mother decided to make...
Banking on Kindness: How One Phone Rep Went Above and Beyond the Call
Ellen and Bob Wallace have built a strong marriage over 41 yrs. Not only have they raised children together, they have worked side by side...
Harnessing a Virus Like Herpes Has ‘Cured’ Skin Cancer
As scientists on both sides of the Atlantic look for ways to replace chemotherapy, one strategy is becoming paramount: using the body’s own immune...
Watch What These Kids Vote For After Two Classmates Get Cancer
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Two students at a Collinsville, Illinois school truly know how beloved they are thanks to a grand gesture made by their...
Texas Superman Cop Drives 11 Hours to Illinois to Surprise Sick Boy
Since he can't actually fly, this Texas Superman drove 11 hours to Illinois to surprise a seven-year-old cancer patient.
Senior Corporal Damon Cole of the Dallas...
Blind Artist Survives Cancer to Donate $1Mil Before 20th Birthday
Two days short of his 20th birthday, this young painter reached his goal of donating one million dollars worth of his art to charities.
Impressive,...
What This Boy Did For Sick Girl At Hockey Game Has Everyone Cheering
When seven-year-old Alyx Delaloye left chemotherapy for a Winnipeg Jets hockey game earlier this month, she couldn’t have known that an entire city was about to...
Town Surprises Teen Cancer Patient with His Own Sports ‘Man Cave’
14-year-old Colin Carberry was diagnosed with leukemia last summer and has endured more than 120 chemotherapy treatments in the past four months.
The perfect Christmas...
Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity
18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care
An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...
Genetic Clue Solves Mystery of Toddler’s Debilitating Illness – And Vitamin is the Cure
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A medical mystery that had a family believing their toddler might have a brain tumor, or worse, was finally solved by using new...
Good People of UK Raise £160k for Child’s Treatment so Family Can Keep Home
Frankie-Rose Lea was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor in August. Despite weeks of painful chemotherapy treatment, the tumor had tripled in size, with...
Rabbi With Black Belt Helps Kids Kick the Pain Out of Cancer
For 12 years, Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg worked at a camp for children battling cancer, witnessing the pain and discomfort many endured while undergoing medical...
An Instagram Photo Journal Helped Me Survive Cancer
About a year and a half ago, the life I was living ceased to exist. I was diagnosed with stage 2a Ewing’s Sarcoma, a...