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Young Cancer Patients at Risk for Loneliness and Isolation

by Shelley White, Posted Mar 16th 2010 2:00PM

A diagnosis of cancer is devastating to a person of any age. But for teenagers and young adults with the disease, it can be particularly lonely and isolating. As reported on CBC.ca, a group of adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors, ...
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Tween Sings on Street to Help Cancer-Stricken Preschool Pal

by Amy Hatch, Posted Oct 15th 2009 10:54AM

An unusual relationship between a 12-year-old musician and a cancer-stricken 4-year-old is helping to raise awareness of a rare form of childhood cancer. Anyone who's lived in or visited a big city knows that street performers, or buskers, can be ...
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Childhood Cancer Surviviors Less Likely to Marry

by Amy Hatch, Posted Oct 12th 2009 3:00PM

Kids who survive cancer are less likely to walk down the aisle than their siblings. Credit: txd, Flickr
Several new studies focused on the lingering effects of childhood cancer how that the disease can even have an impact on the marital status of ...
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Boy, 7, Inspires Cancer-Fighting Superhero

by Amy Hatch, Posted Oct 12th 2009 9:00AM

A 7-year-old boy fighting brain cancer has been immortalized in his own comic book, like the one that inspired the 1978 film "Superman," starring the late Christopher Reeve. Credit: AP
A comic-book character, inspired by a 7-year-old boy's ...
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Pediatric oncologist blogs

by Melissa Summers, Posted Apr 11th 2006 9:27AM

I saw this on Metafilter yesterday and wasn't sure how it fit at Blogging Baby, but after I read this post I felt somehow comforted knowing a pediatric oncologist cares this much about his patients. Enough to think about them after the fact. Jason ...
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