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Teacher adopts student with Down syndrome after his mother dies of cancer

Losing a parent is an incredibly tough thing, no matter how old you are. Yet it might be fair to say it’s even tougher when you’re a child. Which is why a Massachusetts teacher and ...

Elton John forced to “learn how to walk again” after serious infection resulting from cancer surgery

Sir Elton John is a musical icon, a fan favorite whose talents and character have grasped the world over the years like few others ever have. Now, though, the 72-year-old has revealed how he came ...

Mom sees doctor for spot on her nose, then told it’s flesh-eating cancer

Many of us have spots and freckles that we just dismiss as harmless but for one mom a spot she discovered on her nose would turn out to be life-changing. Mandy Pollard, from Cambridgeshire, England, ...

Wife diagnosed with lung cancer, 5 weeks later her husband receives devastating news

Seth was given less than two years to live.

High school athlete who took date to prom after sudden cancer diagnosis dies

His sense of determination following his cancer diagnosis inspired others.

Schoolboy shaves his head in support of friend with cancer because he “didn’t want him to be alone”

The kindness and natural compassion of some children never ceases to amaze me. A seven-year-old boy has proven himself a worthy friend indeed, having shaven his head in support of his friend who underwent treatment ...

Brave girl beats cancer but kids mock her scars – fed-up mom confronts her bullies

Every parent’s worst nightmare is that something bad could befall their child. Doubts, insecurities and anxiety are ever-presents for most moms and dads, and as parents you always try to do your best when it comes ...

Grandmother finds out she won the lottery moments after finding out she beat breast cancer

“It’s always darkest just before the dawn,” the old expression goes. It’s true: sometimes we go through our worst ordeals right before something amazing happens. That’s never been more true than it is for one ...

Cancer-sick mom to lose teeth and go blind in order to spend more time with her kids

It doesn’t matter how many times we write about, how many people have to suffer with it, how many times we hear horror stories, cancer remains one of the single biggest evils in this world. ...

Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ champion donates $10,000 to cancer research in honor of Alex Trebek

Jeopardy! fans around the world were heartbroken by Alex Trebek’s announcement in March that he was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, a disease with a frighteningly low survival rate. In the months since, Trebek ...