September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Norfolk should consider registering for possible donation. Being a bone marrow match could save a child with leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. (Click here for full release)
Shannon Taverez
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Roanoke Valley should consider registering for possible donation. (Click here for full release)
James Murphy
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Richmond should consider registering for possible donation. Being a bone marrow match could save a child with leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. (Click here for full release)
Participants at a recent bone marrow drive for federal employees at the Federal Building in downtown Richmond.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Raleigh/Durham should consider registering for possible donation. (Click here to view full release)
Dr. Tamera Coyne-Beasley
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When she was 18, Joy Johnson was diagnosed with brain cancer.
“I knew something wasn’t right with me during my high school years,” said Johnson. “Even after my diagnosis I never let anything stop me from living my life. I stayed active and fought hard.” (Click here for full release)
Joy Johnson
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Catina Jones wanted to be a basketball player. She grew up in Yazoo City and when she was 12, she tried out for the basketball team at her middle school. One day, when she came home from practice, she accidentally hit her knee on the couch. Her knee twisted and she found she couldn’t walk or stand. (Click here for full release)
Catina Jones
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Indianapolis should consider registering for possible donation. Being a bone marrow match could save a child with leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. (Click here for full release)
Clyde Spann
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Huntsville should consider registering for possible donation. Being a bone marrow match could save a child with leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. (Click here for full release)
Deleana Allsopp
Kidz 4 Kidz: Guielle, Patria and Marisa Juzang
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and with African Americans making up just 7 percent of the National Bone Marrow Registry, Blacks in Detroit should consider registering for possible donation. Being a bone marrow match could save a child with leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. (Click here for full release)
John Frierson
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On any given day, more than 300 children in South Carolina are being treated for cancer, and 150-200 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed every year. (Click here for full release)
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Samantha Higgins