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NEWS ABOUT: leukemia

leukemia stories: 20 news summaries

 Scientists Disarm 
 Cancer Protein 

New technique neutralizes 'undruggable' factor

Nov 12, 09 1:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists believe they have found a way to neutralize a protein involved in cancer formation that was previously considered "undruggable." The researchers, experimenting on mice, created chemical "staples" to mold snippets of protein into shapes capable of disrupting the protein's function. The protein is linked to runaway... More »

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cancer • cancer research • leukemia • cancer drug

 Abdul-Jabbar Has Cancer 

NBA legend goes public with leukemia diagnosis

Nov 10, 09 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, he announced today. The 62-year-old was diagnosed a year ago and doctors hope he will be able to live a full and active life with the proper treatment. Abdul-Jabbar said he decided to go public... More »

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NBA • Los Angeles Lakers • leukemia • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 Moms Can Pass Cancer 
 to Kids In Utero 

Mutation makes cancer cells 'invisible' to fetus' immune system

Oct 13, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers pass myriad things to their unborn babies via the placenta, and scientists have found that cancer is among them. Researchers studied the case of a mother who died of leukemia soon after she gave birth, and whose child was diagnosed with cancer months later. Though the baby’s cancer... More »

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cancer • medical research • mutation • in utero • womb • leukemia • placenta • fetus • child • mother

OBITUARY

Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dead at 72

Member of folk trio had been battling leukemia

Sep 16, 09 8:27 PM CDT
(AP) - Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died today after a battle with leukemia, the band's publicist says. She was 72. Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s. The trio mingled their music with liberal politics,... More »

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entertainment • obituary • leukemia • Peter, Paul and Mary • Mary Travers • folk music

Preteen Gets
Her Last Wish:
A Wedding

9-year-old terminal leukemia patient 'marries' best friend

Feb 25, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Nine-year-old Jayla Cooper dreamed of her wedding day, and even a grim medical diagnosis couldn't keep her from her wish. The 9-year-old, suffering from an aggressive form of leukemia that has left her with just weeks to live, recently "married" her 7-year-old sweetheart, a fellow leukemia patient at... More »

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cancer • Texas • children • wedding • death • leukemia • hospital

(Newser) - Moved by a video of a young African American girl with leukemia, Rihanna is helping her find a bone marrow donor, People reports. It's the second time the singer has helped a leukemia sufferer seek a match. "When I saw the video of Jasmina it broke my heart,"... More »

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bone marrow • leukemia • donor • Rihanna

 Star Trek's 'First Lady' Dies 

Creator's widow played 'Nurse Chapel,' who had hots for Spock, and computer voice

Dec 19, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The 76-year-old widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and a character in the science fiction classic, is dead. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry appeared in the pilot for Star Trek as assistant "Number One," and in the series as Nurse Chapel. She also provided the voice of the Enterprise in... More »

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leukemia • Star Trek • Spock • Majel Barrett-Roddenberry • Gene Roddenberry • USS Enterprise

Leukemia Drugs Cure Mouse Diabetes

Common cancer treatment sent disease into rapid remission

Nov 18, 08 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Two common leukemia drugs prevented or halted mouse diabetes in a new study, Reuters reports. The drugs prevented mice predisposed to Type 1 diabetes from developing the disease, and sent 80% of mice who already had it into remission within weeks. Scientists say the mice maintained normal blood sugar levels... More »

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diabetes • immune system • leukemia • blood sugar • type 1 diabetes • lab mice

 Cancer Genes Decoded 
 For First Time 

Breakthrough view into cancer's genetic roots promises new battle realm

Nov 6, 08 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have unlocked cancer's genetic blueprint for the first time, the New York Times reports. Working with cells from a woman who died of leukemia, they decoded her entire DNA sequence and zeroed in on ten mutations that occurred only in the cancerous cells. Researchers say the breakthrough could someday... More »

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cancer • DNA • cancer research • leukemia • genome • genetic code

Study: Drug Reverses MS Brain Damage

Doctors hail 'major breakthrough' in treatment

Oct 23, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors are hailing what appears to be a huge breakthrough in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, the BBC reports. A drug used to treat leukemia reversed some of the brain damage caused by MS, researchers found, leaving sufferers less disabled at the end of the 3-year study than they had... More »

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immune system • leukemia • brain damage • multiple sclerosis • experimental drugs • scientific study

Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

Immune systems toughen when exposed to other children

Apr 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Enrolling your kids in a preschool, playgroup or daycare center could reduce their risk of getting leukemia by 30-40%, a study finds. Exposing children to other youngsters at a tender age toughens their immune systems, which researchers infer helps them stave off the cancer. More »

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parenting • leukemia • daycare • health study • preschool

 Actor Paul Scofield Dead at 86 

British star of stage and screen won Oscar for A Man for All Seasons

Mar 20, 08 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Scofield, the British actor who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons, has died at the age of 86. His agent told Reuters that the actor, who eschewed Hollywood stardom for smaller film roles and a robust theater career, had been... More »

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theater • obituary • leukemia • Royal Shakespeare Company • actor • Paul Scofield • A Man for All Seasons • Oscar winner

Abortion Pill Maker in Tainted Drug Scandal

Paralyzing meds made by Chinese firm that sells all RU-486 in US

Jan 31, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chinese pharmaceutical giant which exports the abortion pill RU-486 to the US is accused of producing tainted cancer medication and of attempting a cover-up.  Shanghai Hualian's tainted drugs left 200 Chinese leukemia patients hospitalized, some paralyzed, reports the New York Times. There's no indication US shipments of RU-486... More »

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FDA • Pfizer • leukemia • Shanghai Hualian • mifepristone • abortion pill • Danco Laboratories • cover up • contaminated drugs

Scientists ID Leukemia
Stem Cells

Discovery holds promise for treatment
of childhood cancer

Jan 18, 08 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British scientists have identified the stem cells that cause the most common type of childhood leukemia, the Times of London reports. The unprecedented discovery means doctors can monitor cell levels in young cancer patients and stop treatment when those cells are gone, said a leading oncology expert. The work also... More »

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cancer • stem cells • children • Oxford University • leukemia • Institute of Cancer Research • genetic abnormalities • lymphoblastic leukemia

Gibbs Blindsides 'Skins, Resigns

Hall of Famer unexpectedly retires again after team's unlikely playoff run

Jan 8, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Gibbs is retiring again, stepping down as both coach and president of the Washington Redskins, the team he’s spent a total of 16 years leading, the Washington Post reports. Gibbs will stay with the team somehow, perhaps as a consultant to owner Dan Snyder. No announcement of... More »

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NFL • Washington Redskins • retirement • leukemia • Sean Taylor • Joe Gibbs • Mark Brunell • Dan Snyder

'They Took
My Daughter
Away From Me'

Family plans to sue insurer after teen dies awaiting liver transplant

Dec 21, 07 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The family of a 17-year-old whose insurer had refused to OK a liver transplant plans to sue the company in the wake of the girl's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Leukemia patient Nataline Sarkisyan died after Cigna HealthCare refused to fund the transplant despite doctors’ recommendations. After online... More »

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health care • health care industry • leukemia • liver • UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital • Cigna • Nataline Sarkisyan

Boy Dies After Refusing Cancer Treatment

Judge denies parents' plea for transfusions hours before death

Nov 30, 07 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old Seattle boy who was given a 70% chance of recovering from childhood leukemia has died, weeks after refusing blood transfusions his biological parents—both recovering drug addicts—wanted him to have, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. He died just hours after a judge ruled in his favor after determining... More »

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religion • leukemia • right to die

Ex-49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies

Super Bowl chief and quarterback kingmaker was Frisco's coach
of the 80s'

Jul 31, 07 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Walsh, the coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships in the 1980s, died of leukemia yesterday at the age of 75. During his decade-long tenure, Walsh won six National Football Conference division titles, transforming a club that had won only 10 games in 1987... More »

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NFL • Super Bowl • football • obituary • leukemia • Bill Walsh • San Francisco 49ers • Joe Montana • Steve Young • NFL Hall of Fame

Late-Night Icon Tom Snyder Dead at 71

'Tomorrow Show' host's conversational style enchanted insomniacs

Jul 30, 07 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show host Tom Snyder, known for his interviews with celebrities like John Lennon and Johnny Rotten, died yesterday after battling leukemia for 2 years, the AP reports. The man who paved the way for David Letterman and Conan O'Brien as the host of NBC's "Tomorrow Show" and gained... More »

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television • NBC • obituary • reporter • leukemia • Tomorrow Show • Tom Snyder • talk show

Sen. Craig Thomas Dies
of Leukemia

Conservative stayed aloof from Washington in-fighting

Jun 5, 07 5:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Craig Thomas, GOP Senator from Wyoming, died yesterday of  leukemia at age 74. The popular conservative congressman began his Senate career in 1994; he was in the hospital when he was reelected by 70% of the vote last year, and announced his diagnosis shortly afterward. More »

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Republican • Craig Thomas • obituary • death • Wyoming • leukemia

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