LEUKEMIA

The professional skateboarder and model reportedly died from complications caused by Leukemia.

US approves the use of new Australia-developed cancer-drug, Venetoclax.

A reproduction of the complex, sponge-like matter inside of bones proves successful to nurture blood stem cells.

The whereabouts of the family of a 10-year-old Amish girl diagnosed with leukemia are unknown after they reportedly fled the country to avoid court-mandated chemotherapy.

Patients with relapsed leukemia were treated with their own immune system cells that had new genetic material inserted.

Actress Deborah Raffin, who became well-known relatively late in her life for launching a successful audio book company, has died of leukemia. She was 59.

Researchers examined blood samples from 147 people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and 146 healthy subjects. The researchers found no traces of the viruses previously linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in either group.

Frank Jones, a longtime attorney in Macon, Ga., who was widely recognized throughout Georgia for his effort in trying to appeal the Affordable Care Act, died this week after losing a battle to leukemia. He was 87.

Ken Watanabe is set to star in the Japanese version of the 1992 American film "Unforgiven."

On Sunday, celebrities, athletes and those in the limelight gathered in Santa Monica, Calif. for the 2012 Do Something Awards by VH1 to celebrate the year's most charitable people. Some of the best dressed of the night on the red carpet included Lea Michelle, Kristen Bell, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and Olivia Munn. View photos of the red carpet and ceremony and a full list of winners ahead of the VH1 broadcast which will air on Tuesday.

Robin Roberts, "Good Morning America" co-anchor, announced she would be taking a break from the show due to her blood and bone marrow disease, Reuters reported.The 51-year-old Roberts explained that she was "not feeling well" and needed to "get some vacay" time in before she headed for her upcoming bone marrow transplant.

Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday, left many witty observations.

Smith told Women's Wear Daily she expects to be taken to the woodshed for the way she broke the news of Nora Ephron's fatal illness.

The condition that claimed When Harry Met Sally screenwriter Nora Ephron's life occurs when a person's bone marrow malfunctions and does not produce enough normal blood cells.

Famous screenwriter Nora Ephron has just passed away from leukemia just hours after a rumor went viral claiming her premature death. As a way to commemorate her life and her work, let's take a peak at some of Ephron's top ten famous lines from her movies: Julie and Julia, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally.

Reports of Nora Ephron's death were premature, but they were not another Internet hoax as the sick writer is likely to die of leukemia tonight in a New York hospital.

The growing scarcity of sterile, injectable drugs is one of the biggest issues confronting hospitals across the country, and will be a key issue at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago this weekend.

A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers, especially during their first year of life.

Vidal Sassoon's death yesterday at 84 years old brought out a startling admission among many in the Twitterverse: They didn't realize Sassoon, the iconic English-born hairdresser who has a line of hair products that bear his name, was actually a real person.

Legendary hairstylist responsible for pioneering the bob haircut, Vidal Sassoon, died in his home Wednesday at age 84, prompting the fashion and beauty world to mourn the death of the man known as the Founder of Hairdressing.

The New York police have arrested a woman who admitted to faking cancer for years to gain sympathy gifts and money from family, friends and donors.