Tag Archives: cancer

  • Education / News

    “Recess for Life” helps kids give back

    Some kids in Biggsville, Illinois got to live out a dream and it left their principals with pie on their…

  • News

    Augie students go bald for kids with cancer

    More than 120 Augustana College students shaved their heads Thursday night to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

  • News Honor Mrs. Bush photo submitted to WQAD by Jim Brown

    Community rallies around teacher battling cancer

    Students, parents and co-workers are doing all they can to offer support and prayers for a teacher fighting ovarian cancer.

  • News

    Bowling For Cancer

    Some people in the Quad Cities went bowling to help raise money for cancer research for children. It’s just one…

  • Education / News Morgan Lamp

    School goes orange for classmate battling cancer

    Students and teachers at Smart Intermediate School planned to wear orange again for their classmate, Morgan Lamp, who lost her battle with leukemia.

  • News Jordan Schmidt

    Jordan Schmidt loses battle with cancer

    Jordan Schmidt has lost his battle with cancer. Last spring, the Alleman High School student went to Los Angeles to…

  • News / Sports / Viral Video Maggie with Aaron Rodgers

    Video: Aaron Rodgers surprises childhood cancer survivor

    Maggie is a childhood cancer survivor and a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers.

  • Entertainment / Health Brooke Burke Charvet talks about being diagnosed with cancer.

    DWTS host Brooke Burke-Charvet battling cancer

    Brooke Burke-Charvet revealed she’s battling thyroid cancer via The ModernMom’s YouTube channel on Thursday.

  • News / Sports Lance Armstrong (Amanda Sloane/CNN)

    Lance Armstrong resigning from Livestrong cancer charity

    Former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong will step down as chairman of the Livestrong cancer charity he founded in 1997 after recovering from the disease.

  • Health stress depression

    Stress, depression may affect cancer survival

    Several recent studies underscore how critically important it is for those fighting illness to learn how to combat stress.

  • Health marijuana (MGN)

    Study: Pot use may increase risk for testicular cancer

    Marijuana may double the risk of testicular cancer among young men, particularly tumors that are more severe, according to a new study.

  • Agriculture / Health / News / Weather

    Toxic Mold Threatens Corn Crop

      It’s been a rough year for area farmers, but now many are wondering if their corn crops that have…