Tag: cancer
Dad diagnosed w/ cancer finally gets CIGNA approval for transplant after run around
Keaton Herzer Colorado dad approved by Cigna after Instagram campaign for life saving cancer surgery after repeated denial & run around by private health insurer. Case re-ignites debate about 'life and death' private health insurance in the United States.
A...
Terminal mom too broke to pay for own funeral raises over $183K on GoFundme
Kaylin Gawf, Coweta, Oklahoma City single mom with just weeks to live sets up GoFundme to pay for funeral costs only to raise over $183K after 3 year battle with cancer draws to a close for mom of two.
An...
JFK granddaughter dead at 35, loses battle to leukemia
Tatiana Schlossberg dead at 35, dies from blood cancer after 18 month battle to beat leukemia, where she endured chemotherapy and other treatments. Tragic death of JFK's granddaughter comes just six weeks after essay with the New Yorker where...
What Makes Asbestos So Dangerous?
Why Is Asbestos Considered a Dangerous Material? How a once popular fiber came to be linked to health issues and the risk of developing Mesothelioma.
At this point, most people know that asbestos is a dangerous material that should be...
Woman, 32, has hysterectomy only to find out ovarian cancer was misdiagnosed
Rhian Butlin has womb removed only to find out she didn't have ovarian cancer but another cancer, which was only discovered later and had by now metastized into stage 4. A single UK mom of two speaks of her...
Utah mom with rare cancer dies after raising $1M for her kids before death
Erika Diarte-Carr dies from rare cancer after Utah mom raises more than $1M for her two children in the weeks before the single mom's impending death after told she had only 3 months left to live following battle with...
Utah mom with shoulder pain given only 3 months to live as she prepares for funeral
Erika Diarte-Carr Utah mom with shoulder pain given only 3 months to live as she prepares for her own funeral. How a visit to the emergency ward was the beginning of new health revelations and a brave fight for...
Super Size Me director dead at 53, filmmaker who challenged America’s conscience
Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me director dead at 53, from cancer. Filmmaker who challenged America’s conscience under the banner of his production company, Warrior Poets.
Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker best known for his 2004 seminal documentary, 'Super Size Me,'...
Ohio mom fakes daughter’s cancer, keeps thousands in donations
Pamela Reed, Pleasant City, Ohio mom fakes daughter’s cancer, keeps thousands of dollars in donations after fabrications, social media posts and exaggerations.
An Ohio woman is accused of lying about her 7 year old child having cancer after she allegedly...
Burned out woman smothers boyfriend, 69, dying of cancer to death
Margaret Kearney, Pasco County, Florida woman burned out from ongoing taking care of terminally ill boyfriend of 15 years charged with murder after smothering 69 year old man to death.
Killed him to prevent him from any further pain …....
‘Nicest’ TV judge diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, ask for fan’s prayers
Rhode Island TV Traffic Judge Frank Caprio of reality TV show, 'Caught in Providence' diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, ask for fan’s prayers in emotional plea.
Will you pray for him too? A much beloved Rhode Island traffic judge, known for...
Alternative medicine? Oregon mom who treated daughter’s cancer w/ CBD oil convicted
Christina Gale Dixon convicted of denying teen daughter's treatment of liver cancer via traditional methods instead opting for CBD oil before going on the run. Mother faces 19 months jail when sentenced. Does alternative treatment work?
An Oregon woman who...
OK firefighter who beat stage 4 cancer dies after rock climbing accident
Levi Wilkins, Oklahoma firefighter who beat stage 4 cancer dies after rock climbing accident. Norman firefighter remembered as no risk was too much risk.
Against all odds - he was an avid risk taker. An Norman firefighter and father of...
Iowa cancer scammer pleads guilty to stealing $37K from 439 donors
Madison 'Maddie' Russo, Bettendorf, Iowa woman and TikToker pleads guilty to stealing more than $37,000 from hundreds of donors in illicit fake cancer ruse.
A 20-year-old Iowa woman who lied online about battling pancreatic cancer and bilking hundreds of donors out of...
LA Nurse diagnosed with cancer dies after hit by stray bullets penetrating apartment
Larisa Pereshivaylova LA nurse dies weeks after hit by stray bullets penetrating her West Hollywood apartment. Incident led to her being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Wanted man, Joshua Findley arrested.
A California nurse diagnosed with terminal cancer has died after...
