Leukemia

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November 8, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Due to the vast genetic variability among the African-American population, finding an exact match is difficult, requiring…
November 3, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway theater where "The Lion King" is playing dimmed its lights Tuesday night in honor…
November 2, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Stars including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent had campaigned to help Shannon Tavarez find a…
August 18, 2010
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) - A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital under observation while physicians…
August 13, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Shannon Tavarez has leukemia and will get an umbilical-cord blood transplant Tuesday...
July 27, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Shannon Tavarez's best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant, but because African-Americans are underrepresented in…
July 22, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez should have been belting out songs in her starring role as Nala…
December 4, 2009
A 6-year-old Manhattan girl who has bravely been battling leukemia for the last year finally got her wish - a…
November 10, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis…
July 31, 2009
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- Kenechi Udeze's comeback from leukemia served as an inspiration to his Minnesota Vikings teammates. The announcement…