Victoria toddler dies of leukemia
VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – The Victoria tot who waged a battle against leukemia for most of her brief life has died in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital. A posting on the family’s website for 18-month-old Molly...
View ArticleOutpouring of support for family of Richmond boy in search of rare bone...
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) – The search for a bone marrow donor for a little boy in Richmond continues. In a story NEWS 1130 brought you last week, we told you about the six-year-old battling an aggressive...
View ArticleStem cell drive for young Richmond boy fighting rare form of Leukemia
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – The Canadian Blood Services is holding another stem cell drive at Byrne Creek Community School in Burnaby today to help raise awareness and possibly find a match for a little boy...
View ArticleVancouver cancer patient seeks life-saving treatment in Seattle
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – After exhausting every possible treatment option in BC, a young woman from Vancouver needs private funding to get life-saving help at a clinic in Seattle. The experimental trial...
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Twenty-year-old cancer survivor turns to public speaking to inspire others
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Imagine hearing the words, “you have cancer.” Jay Lutz was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 17, just two days before he was scheduled to start classes at Trinity Western...
View ArticleNew group connects Metro Vancouver millennials affected by cancer
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If you or someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, it can be helpful to speak with someone who understands your situation. A new group in Vancouver is focused on just that,...
View ArticleFriends of Richmond leukemia patient are looking for match. Could it be you?
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) — Friends of a local leukemia sufferer are desperately trying to find an eligible stem cell donor today, and it could be you. The only chance of 30-year-old Martin Lintag surviving...
View ArticleH. Ross Perot rose from poverty to self-made billionaire
DALLAS — H. Ross Perot rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty to become a self-made billionaire who twice ran for president with a mixture of folksy sayings and simple solutions to America’s...
View ArticleBC Place to light up red for blood cancer awareness
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A downtown Vancouver building will be glowing red on Thursday night for blood cancer awareness. Ryan O’Quinn with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society says he hopes the glow of BC...
View ArticleChildhood Leukemia survivor honours battle during ‘Light the Night’ event
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – She lived in the hospital for six months, went through many rounds of chemotherapy, and even a transplant, all starting at the age of seven. Now, a girl in Vancouver will be...
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