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Save a life with a simple cheek swab
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistA student organization at Virginia Tech, Good to the Bone, is hosting Be the Match Bone Marrow Registration Drive on Wednesday, April 10th in Torgersen Hall (1100) at 620 Drillfield Drive on campus. Now you can take the first step to save a life by...Tags: Virginia Tech, Diseases and Illnesses, Leukemia, Culture, Ceremonies
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Nanoparticle could kill cancerous lymphoma cells, study says
Northwestern University researchers said they have discovered a nanoparticle that could be the basis for a nontoxic way to eliminate cancerous lymphoma from the body. The nanoparticle, which the researchers tested in cell cultures and on mice, fools the...
Tags: Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Drugs and Medicines, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research, Northwestern University
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Cancer patient gets fairy-tale bedroom
It's a room fit for a little princess. There's a wall mural featuring a leafy tree and fairy tale castle. A corner tea table is set with antique cups and saucers, and a closet has room for royal costumes and stuffed animals. It took 20 volunteers...
Tags: Health Treatments, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Human Interest, Chemotherapy, Leukemia
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Central Prairie League Catch-All: Winter Week 11
For Catch it KansasIt took a non-KSHSAA basketball team to hand the No. 1 St. John boys their first loss. The Tigers bounced back to on Friday. The Central Plains teams remain hot. St. John The top-ranked Tiger boys nearly made it through the regular-season with a...Tags: Sports, Michael Ryan, Basketball
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UPDATED: Roanoke tribute to jazz legend helps to build bone marrow registry
ReporterMarch 25th update: The search for potential bone marrow donors in Roanoke was a success. 273 people signed up and provided cheek swabs for the national bone marrow registry during events last week. The Jefferson Center coordinated the effort, with a...Tags: Virginia Tech, Leukemia, Branford Marsalis, Health and Safety at School, Music
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Abe Bortz, historian, teacher, book reviewer
Abe Bortz, the Social Security Administration's first historian and a voracious book collector and reviewer, died Tuesday of lymphoma at his home in Pikesville. He was 93. Dr. Bortz grew up in Cincinnati, graduating from high school there in 1937 and...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Pikesville, Book, Johns Hopkins University, Social Security
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Race for Ryan
The fourth annual Race for Ryan 2K/6K cross country race will be held Saturday, March 30, at Grace Academy, where the late Ryan Myers attended school and later coached junior boys soccer. The 2K fun run begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 6K race begins at 9...Tags: Olive Garden, Leukemia, Easter, Hospitals and Clinics
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Family Video taking donations to fight lymphoma
PETOSKEY -- Family Video stores in Northern Michigan and elsewhere are now accepting donations for the video rental chain's 2013 Round it Up for Lymphoma campaign. Mike Cavanaugh, a district manager for Family Video in Northern Michigan, said the...
Tags: Human Interest, University of Chicago
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Get Your Blues On For The Cure! Hamilton Loomis Band w/guest Rachelle Coba
Hamilton Loomis Band returns to Wichita to help SEND BLOOD CANCERS to REHAB! Presented by LLS Woman of the Year Candidate, Becky Green and Bob & Luigi's Bel Aire. Hamilton and his band take the Orpheum stage for a concert to benefit the Leukemia &...
Tags: Leukemia
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Ricky R. Benchoff, 58
Ricky R. Benchoff, 58, of Williamsport Pike in Greencastle, Pa., died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 8:50 a.m. at his home. He had been in declining health the past several years. Born July 24, 1954, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of Mary Jane "Janey"...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Leukemia, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Recent Tribune death notices
The following death notices appeared in a daily edition of the Chicago Tribune: Peter P. Gavras Peter P. Gavras, age 82, March 8, 2013. Peter served his country in the Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mildred; children,...Tags: Human Interest, Christianity, World War II (1939-1945), Obituaries, U.S. Army
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“Pedal and Play in Paradise” benefits leukemia
The Chain Gang - Orlando SentinelThe April 6 Pedal and Play in Paradise is in Punta Gorda, and proceeds benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and TEAM Punta Gorda’s Bicycle-Friendly Community Initiatives. Participants have five bicycle rides to choose from: 15-mile, 30-mile, 62-mile,...
Apr 9, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
Feb 20, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 19, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 18, 2013
|Story| Catch it Kansas
Mar 20, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
Mar 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Herald Mail
Mar 18, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Fetchtoto
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 19, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
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