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South Florida father searches for donor after being diagnosed with rare blood cancer
Ignacio Edenburg has been working with the non-profit organization Gift of Life to find a stem cell donor match
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Local father in need of stem cell donor
Ignacio Edenburg has been working with the non-profit organization Gift of Life to find a stem cell donor match.
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TODAY's Craig Melvin creates tie and sock set in honor of late brother
The goal is to raise greater awareness about the importance of preventive screening.
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A 26-year-old with terminal cancer had ‘meet Gordon Ramsay' on her bucket list. They just had dinner together
Gordon Ramsay just helped check off a box on a cancer patient’s bucket list.
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9/11 first responder who advocates for firefighters' health diagnosed with cancer
A New York City firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 thought he was advocating for his colleagues and their health, but just recently got an unfortunate diagnosis himself.
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Fighting more than fires: 9/11 first responder diagnosed with cancer
A New York City firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 thought he was advocating for his colleagues and their health, but just recently got an unfortunate diagnosis himself. NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz reports
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Shipyard veterans may have been exposed to cancer-causing radioactive materials. The Navy has not told them
Gilbert Wyand, who lived and worked at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in the 1980s, was diagnosed with a type of leukemia that can be caused by radiation exposure. He wanted others to know they could be at risk.
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Shannen Doherty shares cancer has spread to her bones
Shannen Doherty, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019, shared her cancer has since spread to her bones.
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‘Significant progress': CDC reports a drop in child, teen cancer deaths in the US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering encouraging news for families after a new report found that the rate of child and teen cancer deaths has dropped in the United States.
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CDC reports drop in rate of child, teen cancer deaths in the US
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering encouraging news for families- the rate of child and teen cancer deaths has dropped in the United States. NBC6 Anchor Sheli Muñiz reports.
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Maria Menounos reveals pancreatic cancer symptom she noticed 1 year before diagnosis
Maria Menounous recalled how she predicted something was wrong with her pancreas on her podcast months before her cancer diagnosis.
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Teen battling bone cancer lives dream of being a zookeeper for a day at Zoo Miami
Last year, 15-year-old Leslie Jarrett was diagnosed with osteosarcoma — bone cancer.
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Teen's wish of being a zookeeper for a day comes true at Zoo Miami
NBC6’s Julia Bagg is live from Zoo Miami where one teen got to live her dream of being a zookeeper for a day thanks to Make-a-Wish.
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Can survivors have children after breast cancer?
NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz spoke with Dr. Carolina Sueldo, a fertility specialist, about the conversation surrounding fertility and breast cancer.
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Georgetown coach Tasha Butts dies after 2-year battle with breast cancer
Georgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. The 41-year-old coach was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in 2021. She stepped away from coaching Georgetown last month. Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed announced Butts’ death on Monday. Her diagnosis inspired the Tasha Tough campaign which has brought awareness and raised money to...
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Mom, 30, details symptoms of rare type of breast cancer that doctors misdiagnosed
Olivia Franz knew she didn’t have mastitis when the skin on her breast resembled orange peel. She felt stunned she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer.
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Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jill Biden is urging women to talk to their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Martina Navratilova urges all women to get cancer screenings: ‘It's a question of life and death'
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Martina Navratilova urges women to be diligent about preventive care and cancer screenings after battling two forms of cancer at the same time earlier this year.
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Navratilova: ‘Being a tennis player, I got into a solution'
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sat down with NBC Local Sports Reporter, Julia Elbaba, to talk about her cancer diagnosis and her work as a cancer advocate.
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Country singer Toby Keith shares update on cancer battle
At the People’s Choice Country Awards, Country Icon Recipient Toby Keith detailed the ups and downs of his cancer journey.