Former MLA dies of cancer
VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – On the same day a branch of the B.C. Cancer Agency was named after her, former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Sindi Hawkins has died after a high-profile battle with leukemia....
View ArticleVGH leukemia and transplant patients get affordable housing
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Affordable housing options are now available for patients near VGH to lessen the financial burden on families with loved ones, needing leukemia treatments or organ transplants....
View ArticleFamily of Sindi Hawkins in favour of VGH housing project
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The family of a former Kelowna MLA who lost her fight against leukemia last year is praising a new affordable housing project near VGH. Sindi Hawkins’ sister, Rupie Sachdeva, is...
View ArticleStudy finds link between multiple CT scans in childhood and cancer later in life
Children who undergo multiple CT scans on their head may be at greater risk for developing brain cancer or leukemia later in life, according to a major study. The report found children with two or...
View ArticleKillarney Secondary helps give student a proper funeral
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Just a few weeks before Christmas, tragedy has hit Killarney Secondary School. A Grade 12 student has passed away from Leukemia and won’t get a proper funeral service...
View ArticleFundraising helps local students cope with death: doc
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Students at Killarney Secondary School in Vancouver are asking for your help. They still need donations to pay for the funeral of a 17-year-old classmate who died of a rare form...
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Courage To Come Back: Winner of Youth Award lives on as an inspiration to her...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – For the past six weeks, we have been sharing remarkable stories of survival and tenacity; but for every happy ending, there are countless others who come close but don’t quite...
View ArticleVictoria 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...
View ArticleVGH leukemia and transplant patients get affordable housing
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Affordable housing options are now available for patients near VGH to lessen the financial burden on families with loved ones, needing leukemia treatments or organ transplants....
View ArticleFamily of Sindi Hawkins in favour of VGH housing project
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The family of a former Kelowna MLA who lost her fight against leukemia last year is praising a new affordable housing project near VGH. Sindi Hawkins’ sister, Rupie Sachdeva, is...
View ArticleStudy finds link between multiple CT scans in childhood and cancer later in life
Children who undergo multiple CT scans on their head may be at greater risk for developing brain cancer or leukemia later in life, according to a major study. The report found children with two or...
View ArticleKillarney Secondary helps give student a proper funeral
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Just a few weeks before Christmas, tragedy has hit Killarney Secondary School. A Grade 12 student has passed away from Leukemia and won’t get a proper funeral service...
View ArticleFundraising helps local students cope with death: doc
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Students at Killarney Secondary School in Vancouver are asking for your help. They still need donations to pay for the funeral of a 17-year-old classmate who died of a rare form...
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Courage To Come Back: Winner of Youth Award lives on as an inspiration to her...
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – For the past six weeks, we have been sharing remarkable stories of survival and tenacity; but for every happy ending, there are countless others who come close but don’t quite...
View ArticleVictoria 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...
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