“Cancer’s in for one hell of a fight.” Michael Douglas set the tone for third Stand Up to Cancer telethon, which aired commercial-free from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday on major television networks. The telethon’s mission was to take a stand for those who...
Two and a half year ago my friend was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a small, round and rare tumor found in soft tissue or bone. The disease announced itself after my classmate, who is one of my best friends, finished his senior football season and...
Sometimes he coughed up blood. Sometimes his knees ached and his back strained when sitting down. When Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington took the stage inside NIU’s University Center on March 20, 1974, the cancer that destroyed his lungs had turned...
Cancer has touched the lives of the Delta Chi Fraternity men. Member Justin Larsen said students in the fraternity feel connected with each other because many, including him, have had family members die from cancer. For that reason, Delta Chi has organized...
There comes a time to say goodbye in everyone’s life, and the time is nigh for a musical icon. Levon Helm, the drummer and vocalist from ’60s folk and rock heroes The Band, is battling the final stages of cancer and is expected to pass in the coming...
A unit used in PET-scans might someday be turned into a molecule that can destroy cancer.Dan Jeffries, freshman biochemistry major, and his mentor Narayan Hosmane, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will be working on turning this molecule into...
Pat Summitt is a legend in women's college basketball. She's won eight national championships, accumulated the NCAA record for all-time victories, both men and women's basketball, and is a hall-of-famer. Tennessee's head coach has done it all, but her...
Members participating in NIU's Relay for Life are encouraged to submit a video for a chance to have it played at the opening ceremony on April 9. The four-minute video needs to be submitted by April 6 to be considered. There are no rules or limits for...
DeKALB | City Attorney Norma Guess lost her three and a half year battle with kidney cancer Saturday night. According to a press release, Guess died in her home surrounded by immediate family members. DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen expressed his sadness over...
In the fall of 2009, Sycamore resident Ian Steczo's best friend lost his life to colon cancer. One week before that, his father was diagnosed with lung cancer and given six months to live. "It's just like an impending doom when they give you a time limit,"...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay For Life hosted a kickoff event Thursday in the Community Room at the American National Bank, 1985 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore. Relay For Life is an overnight fundraiser where teams of people come together and walk...
Michael Morris, associate professor of Spanish, died at the age of 49 due to cancer on Dec. 12. Lynne Meyer, office support specialist for the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, was a close friend of Morris. "I personally got to watch Michael...
