Childhood cancer
A Samsung Group flag and South Korean national flag flutter at the company's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax following last year's death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate massive art trove

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 28, 2021 12:53 AM EDT

Students raise $10.6 million-plus in virtual dance marathon

Feb. 22, 2021 12:00 PM EST
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State students managed to raise more than $10.6 million dollars for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance...

Leah Williamson, left, and her twin 7-year-old children Carpenter Adoo, center, and Sira Joy Adoo jump on the icy, frozen ground outside their home on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. Carpenter's medical condition makes him particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, putting him in a population that states are wrestling with how to prioritize as vaccine supplies fall short of demand. Tennessee last month joined a handful of states in moving the families of medically frail children like Carpenter up the vaccine priority list. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Caregivers of frail Tennessee kids get vaccine priority

By Jonathan Mattise Feb. 21, 2021 08:53 AM EST

Kameron Bush, 3, poses with the Stanley Cup at the Children's Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 16, 2020. The Tampa Bay Lightning took the Stanley Cup to the Children's Cancer Center as part of their local tour of stops after winning the National Hockey League's championship trophy Sept. 28 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Kristina Hjertkvist/Tampa Bay Lightning via AP)
Stanley Cup visits children's cancer center in Tampa

By Stephen Whyno Oct. 26, 2020 01:41 PM EDT

In this video screen grab provided by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, cancer survivors Chloe Grimes, Avalynn Luciano, Lauren Glynn and McKinley Moore, clockwise from top left, talk during a virtual reunion from their homes in Florida, on Sept. 17, 2020. After the coronavirus pandemic hit, their mothers realized an in-person reunion this year was out of the question and organized a virtual meetup. (Courtesy of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital via AP)
The tutu girls: group of young cancer survivors reunites

By Leanne Italie Oct. 08, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 02:13 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Sept. 2 The Valdosta Daily Times on childhood cancer...

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May. 22, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
ROGER DALTREY: WHO HELPING TEENS WITH CANCER NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Daltrey worries that the coronavirus pandemic will have a devastating...

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2017 file photo, Roger Daltrey of The Who performs at the 2017 Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Daltrey is concerned that the coronavirus pandemic will have a devastating effect on teens with cancer. The Who frontman, along with bandmate Pete Townsend, started the Teen Cancer America foundation in 2012 to deal with the specific needs of teenage cancer patients. But funding depends on live performances, and with venues closed and touring postponed, the organization could be in trouble.(Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
The Who's Roger Daltrey concerned about teens with cancer

By John Carucci May. 21, 2020 10:44 AM EDT

In this April 4, 2020 photo, Angela Konczak holds her newborn daughter Brooklyn at their home in Washington, Ill., where they are quarantined as a precaution following Brooklyn's birth. (David Zalaznik/Journal Star via AP)
For Families with special issues, stay-at-home adds worries

By Andy Kravetz Apr. 26, 2020 01:02 AM EDT

In this April 1, 2020 photo provided by The Valerie Fun, cancer patient Sophie Chhowalla, 8, reads an uplifting note from stranger Sarah Schneider while resting at her home in Berkeley, N.J. Schneider began writing encouraging emails and sharing riddles with children undergoing treatment for dire illnesses after people and organizations began quarantining due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I wanted them to know they're not alone," said Schneider. (Courtesy of The Valerie Fund via AP)
Hospitals, volunteers combine to ease isolation of sick kids

By Leanne Italie Apr. 21, 2020 11:02 AM EDT