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OKC Memorial Marathon: Television reporter runs for mother, raises $7,500 Published: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 Rachel Calderon of KOCO-TV competes in half-marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. Calderon's mom, Linda Calderon, has been in remission four years. Read More
Welch – Gary Updated: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 Deborah Leigh Welch and Stephen Thomas Gary, both of Oklahoma City, are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dane Welch of Amarillo, Texas. She is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and is Sr. Campaign Manager at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The... Read More
Light The Night walks set for Tulsa area, Oklahoma City Published: Thu, Oct 6, 2011 The Oklahoma Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will be hosting two Light The Night walks during October. The Oct. 22 walk will be the Tulsa area, with an Oct. 23 walk in Oklahoma City. The Light The Night Walk is the society's annual event in the fall in communities throughout the nation to raise money... Read More
Yukon blood drive scheduled for Sunday, May 22 Published: Thu, May 19, 2011 Blood donors can not only save lives of patients in our community, but also have the opportunity to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) will host a blood drive 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, May 22, at Trinity Baptist Church of Yukon, 620 W Vandament Ave. Donors at this drive can also... Read More
Yukon community blood drive scheduled for May 4 Published: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 Donors at this drive can also support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by forgoing the acrylic tumbler offered in appreciation for giving blood. In turn, OBI will make a monetary donation of similar value to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Read More
$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth? Published: Sun, Sep 26, 2010 BOSTON (AP) — Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth. The latest is Provenge, a first-of-a-kind therapy approved in April. It costs $93,000 a year and adds four months' survival, on average,... Read More
Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood May Provide Lifesaving Treatments Published: Mon, Aug 23, 2010 Couples expecting a new baby will face dozens of important decisions and a seemingly endless to-do list. Read More
No Headline Updated: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 Walk the Runway for a Cause, a charity fashion show benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, gets started at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Buddha Tao Asian Bistro. The Girls Night Out event will highlight Oklahoma City area clothing stores and boutiques. Drew of "Drew and Kaci, Too" from 98.9 KISS will kick off the... Read More
The fight against cancer rages on Updated: Fri, Apr 24, 2009 In a world of mass information, we become numb to many words. Cancer should never become one of those. In a world where "now” is often our great concern, various forms of research are sometimes not given proper attention. Cancer research should never fall in that category. Published in the Feb. 15 issue... Read More
Clinical trials Published: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 Clinical trials are often a last resort for cancer patients — yet fewer than 5 percent of adults with the disease take part in them. Clinical trials are how doctors and researchers ensure new treatments are safe and effective. They include drugs, medical devices and surgical procedures. More than 60... Read More
Shea Adamson Published: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 Name: Shea Adamson Age: 32 Type of cancer: Hodgkin’s lymphoma Date diagnosed: Aug. 17, 2005 Where she is in treatment: In remission Treatment center: Cancer Specialists of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Some say a person’s cancer diagnosis affects friends and family as much as the patients themselves. In Shea... Read More
Melba Lovelace Published: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 After writing Melba’s Swap Shop column seven days a week for 17 years, I decided to retire so my husband, John Abrams, and I could travel. And we did. From Canada to Mexico, from Hawaii to Bermuda and many states in the U.S., too. Read More
Training virus fighters Updated: Thu, Jun 22, 2006 Oklahoma City scientists are using the body’s own inner workings to find future treatments for leukemia, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and type I diabetes. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Paul Kincade and Yoshinori Nagai with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation stimulated... Read More
Agencies organize blood drive Updated: Mon, Jun 5, 2006 The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control is working with the Oklahoma Blood Institute and the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic to coordinate a law enforcement blood drive. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic, 4913 W Reno. Mark Woodward,... Read More
Family finds unique way to remember teen Updated: Mon, May 1, 2006 15 year old Justin Scott of Moore, died last April after battling a rare form of leukemia. But not before taking a huge leap of faith. A leap his family and friends celebrated Sunday. Mary Joseph shares the legacy. Read More
2nd-grader donates hair for relative Updated: Sat, Apr 29, 2006 NORMAN -- Cassidy Williams had her long, blond ponytail cut off this week for a good cause. Two years ago, Cassidy decided to not cut her hair so she eventually could donate it to the Locks of Love organization. Tuesday, she had 12 inches of her ponytail trimmed at the Hair Tree Salon in Oklahoma City. "They'll... Read More
Students pinch pennies for patients Updated: Sat, Apr 1, 2006 NORMAN - Students at Eisenhower Elementary School are learning that just a few cents can make a difference in the life of a sick child. For the past two weeks, students have been participating in "Pennies for Patients" to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. According to its Web site, The Leukemia &... Read More
OU's original Little Red dies of leukemia Updated: Fri, Jul 8, 2005 NORMAN - Phil Waller died early Thursday morning knowing that he had been a part of a lasting legacy. Waller was the original Little Red, the University of Oklahoma's Indian mascot from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. He died of leukemia, which had gone undetected until recently. He was 66. "He initiated Little... Read More
New drug helps stop some forms of cancer Updated: Wed, May 22, 2002 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Well, in tonight's health report, the news actually ISthat good! A new study proves an anti-cancer wonder drug can reallystop cancer in its tracks. The drug is called Gleevec. Last year, the FDA approved it for treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, which is a rare... Read More
OU/Nebraska game tickets donated to area charity Updated: Sun, Oct 22, 2000 NORMAN -- Mary Jane Hulin is all too familiar with what leukemia can do to a family. When she was 11, she lost her father to the disease. When she was an adult and eight months pregnant with her daughter, Sara, she found out her husband, Stan Shields, had the disease. When Sara was 2, her father and Hulin's... Read More
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