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A teenage boy goes on a secret hunting trip alone in an effort to come to terms with his leukemia and to test his strength and resourcefulness in battling the elements and stalking the white-tailed deer that is his quarry.

"In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter 'the real world.' She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different kind of conflict zone. It started with an itch--first on her feet, then up her legs, like a thousand invisible mosquito bites. Next came the exhaustion,...

Competitive skier Mindy Wright is a superstar in the making until a spectacular downhill crash threatens not just her racing career but her life. During surgery, doctors discover she's suffering from a severe form of leukemia, and a stem cell transplant is her only hope. But when her parents are tested, a frightening truth emerges. Mindy is not their daughter. The race to save Mindy's life means unraveling years of lies. Was she accidentally switched...

Discusses the disease, its diagnosis and treatments, and related research.

In 2013, while battling Leukemia, five-year-old Miles Scott was granted his wish to become Batman's sidekick Batkid through the work of the Make-a-Wish Foundation culminating in a media-event that captured the public imagination in the U.S. and around the world.

Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Norah struggles to fit in at middle school after two years of treatment, but she finds her voice with the help of new friend Griffin, who shares her love of mythology.

A wealthy leukemia victim hires a spirited, unschooled beauty as his caretaker.

"The three Babcock sisters must travel to a Mexican clinic across the border so their mother, ill with leukemia, can receive alternative treatments. The sisters' world is about to shatter under the weight of an incomprehensible betrayal. . . an illness far more insidious than cancer that poisons their home"--

"Dash visits the pediatric oncology center, where kids are going through cancer treatments. The day's first patient is ten-year-old Ada, who was just diagnosed with a cancer called leukemia. Will Dash and her handler be able to help Ada cope with surgery and her first cancer treatment? Join Dash to find out more about Ada and learn about her leukemia."--Amazon.