Leukemia
South Carolina head coach Dawn Stanley, right, watches guard Brea Beal (12) drive to the basket during the second half of a college basketball game against Georgia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sister recovering from leukemia now rooting Staley in person

Mar. 28, 2021 05:11 PM EDT

For Carrasco, leukemia puts baseball injuries in perspective

Mar. 20, 2021 03:22 PM EDT
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Carrasco’s experience being treated for leukemia taught him to put baseball injuries in perspective. ...

In this undated photo provided by Dawn Staley, South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, right, and her sister, Tracey Underwood, head home after Underwood's first treatment at the Prisma Health Richland Hospital in South Carolina. Dawn Staley's passion is evident when she's on a basketball court. But when her sister was diagnosed with leukemia last year it wasn't about a game, it was life and death. (Dawn Staley via AP)
Staley helps sister battle leukemia, seeks more Black donors

By Pete Iacobelli Mar. 18, 2021 03:16 AM 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...

Japanese swim star Rikako Ikee reacts after a women’s 50-meter freestyle at a local race meet, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Tokyo. Ikee, who revealed in February last year she had leukemia, returned to competitive swimming on Saturday. The meet was organized by the Tokyo Swimming Association to give athletes a chance to compete following the cancellation of so many other meets this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.(Kyodo News via AP)
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee back after leukemia treatment

By Koji Ueda And Stephen Wade Aug. 29, 2020 08:29 AM EDT

From left to right, Cleveland Indians' Jose Ramirez is congratulated by Yu Chang and Cesar Hernandez after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Indians' Carrasco wins first start since leukemia diagnosis

By Tom Withers Jul. 26, 2020 04:25 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, shows the exterior of the Lansing Correctional Center in Lansing, Kan. A coronavirus outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people at the largest prison in Kansas has claimed the life of a staff member, the state Corrections Department said Tuesday May 12, 2020. Department spokeswoman Rebecca Witte said the Lansing Correctional Facility employee died Monday, but she provided no additional information. (Mark Rountree/Leavenworth Times via AP, File)
Wife: Prison guard who survived leukemia dies of COVID-19

May. 12, 2020 04:05 PM EDT