Leukemia

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan girl dismissed from a Catholic school for not meeting academic and attendance standards during leukemia treatments says she's been invited back but will attend a public school for now.

12-year-old Rose McGrath wants to help advance childhood cancer research. She understands first hand why it's so important: She herself has fought leukemia. That's why Rose and her folks have put together an event set for this Wednesday, January 7 called "Jump to Support Childhood Cancer Research" at the Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park in Kalamazoo...

A bone marrow registration event happening Monday at Borgess Medical Center Lawrence Education Center in Kalamazoo is the latest local event to seek out bone marrow donors. A bone marrow transplant, for some fighting leukemia, is the last resort toward fending off the blood cancer...