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Videos
Articles
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Grape Seed Extract Found To Kill Leukemia Cells In Laboratory Tests
An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky.
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Palm Harbor boy among Kohl's national winners
Patrick Pedraja, 13, was selected from over 13,000 children to be named as one of the winner of Kohl’s national scholarship prize. Pedraja won a $5,000 schol... -
Lauren Conrad's Generous Gift to Pat
Teen choice award winner Lauren Conrad from the Hills, showed her appreciation for her favorite Do Something Award nominee, Pat Pedraja, by handing over to h... -
Marrow Awareness Month In November
Every day, more than 6,000 patients search the NMDP Registry for a lifesaving donor. Seventy percent of patients will not find a match within their family, and
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Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS
An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant.
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Boy shares heartbreaking last wish
11-year-old Brenden Foster is dying from leukemia, but refuses to let his dream of finding a cure for homelessness vanish.
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Did Marrow Transplant Cure AIDS?
That’s the question abuzz in the medical community as doctors around the globe discuss a bone marrow transplant that is said to have cured the patient of AIDS.
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12 Days Of Giving on Causecast.org
We challenge you to give in a new way. Break the stereotype. It’s simple. Lets get the message out loud and clear: We don’t need another scarf. We need change!
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The LUCAS Imager: Portable, Affordable Blood Tests for the Other 90 Percent
A means of testing blood that is inexpensive enough - and portable enough - to give access to the millions of people in under-served communities.
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Man Appears Free Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his blood and no symptoms after a stem cell transplant from a donor carrying a gen
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What's More Important Than Swine Flu? Almost Everything.
The media frenzy over the swine flu is incredibly overreactive, given the facts. Out of all the things in this world to be afraid of, swine flu is quite tame.
Events
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light The Night Walk Location: Bridgeport Park, Santa Clarita, CA Festival begins at 4:30pm Walk begins at 7:00pm/sunset
- CRUDE, The Real Price of Oil Location: Nationwide (See movie listings.)
Blog posts
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My name is Pat. I am 13 years old and I have Leukemia.
I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in March 2006. This diagnosis came after a long, painful year suffering from what we then thought was Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The pain and s...
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Wow, I can’t believe we are really here!! It has been a long and eventful trip but we made it! The plane ride seemed to go on forever and when we got here it was World Youth Day and 500.000 peo...
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Join PAT in the Fight against Leukemia. YOU can be the ONE to help save a life. What is my commitment if I register? If you register as a potential marrow donor, you make a voluntary commitment...
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So much has been going on lately, both in the world and with me! I was really excited about the election last week and so happy that Obama won! I think that this country really needs some change ...
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I can’t believe it is Thanksgiving already. This year seems to have gone by so fast. All of a sudden Thanksgiving crept up on me. I have been really wrapped up in th...
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Do you see a problem with this?
These are the FACTS. Leukemia: Affects 1 in 25,000 / Funding: $310 million Muscular Dystrophy: Affects 1 in 20,000 / Funding: $175 million Pediatric AIDS: Affects 1 in 8,000 / Funding: $394 mi...
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How is everyone out there? It's almost Valentine's Day isn't that great?! And you know what, since this IS the season of love I want to tell a story that I read recently, but first, I want to say I...
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The Mysteries Of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that occurs with sudden onset- normally when one is in their early 30s of their lifespan. The fact that the disease presents itself after decades of their live...
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Unique Aspects Of Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is one of about twelve identified chromosomal disorders- some of which are caused by additional chromosome, in whole or in part. With Down syndrome, that extra chromosome is added to...
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The Consumerism Side to Non-profits
Another blog post brought on by a Whistler's Society discussion. A brief back story, the other night we were split into small groups to discuss two questions "What is the greatest problem of our...
