Leukemia
Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer
The 72-year-old is serving his sentence while preparing for a retrial scheduled for November 12, after his 2020 conviction was overturned. In that trial, Weinstein had been found guilty of rape, but in April this year, New York’s Court of Appeals annulled the conviction, ruling that he did not receive a fair trial.
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Young woman beats cancer to win gold medal
Münire Nur Güdücü was diagnosed with deadly leukemia at the age of 12 when she had dreams about competing in the European Taekwondo Championship.
She had to spend months in a hospital room for treatment, which prevented her from participating in the championship.
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Incarcerated leukemia patient appeals to ECHR
A 21-year-old Pakistani refugee detained at Athens' maximum-security Korydallos Prison on people trafficking charges has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights requesting his immediate release to undergo a bone marrow transplant due to leukemia.
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Greek teen’s marrow to be transplanted to Turkish kid
A stem cell found for a three-year-old leukemia patient waiting for transplantation in the southern province of Adana was brought to Turkey from Greece as a result of the efforts of the Health Ministry.
The son of the Şengezer couple living in Adana, Kuzey Deniz, was hospitalized last year after sudden fever.
British Scientists Accidentally Made a Breakthrough and May Have Found a Cure for Cancer
British scientists have accidentally discovered a new type of cell that kills most cancers. The new discovery could be a huge breakthrough in the search for a universal cure for cancer, writes British newspaper The Telegraph.
Success rate in leukemia treatment in children went up to 92 percent: NGO chair
Leukemia has become highly treatable in Turkey, with currently 92 percent of children suffering from the blood cancer responding to the treatment, said Dr. Üstün Ezer, the founder and chairperson of LÖSEV, a Turkish NGO which provides support to children affected by leukemia.
University atelier producing organic toys for children with leukemia
Soldier killed in Ağrı had 'donated hair to children with leukemia'
A soldier killed while doing his military service in 2015, Inf. Sgt. Çağlar İnan, wished to donate his hair to the Foundation for Children with Leukemia (LÖSEV), as has been revealed in the documentary Yankı (Echo).
First in Europe: Every day one child is diagnosed with cancer in Serbia
BELGRADE - In Serbia every day one child is diagnosed with cancer, and every week one dies from this disease. Serbia is the first in Europe according to this statistics, and only the fact that cancers among the youngest are curable in growing percentage (almost 80 percent of cases) is encouraging.
Breakthrough in cancer treatment brings hope
Scientists have won an important battle in the war against cancer, Greek specialists in blood cancers said following the announcement of the extraordinary results of a revolutionary cancer treatment in early trials involving terminally ill patients.
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