Bone Cancer News

It has been about 25 years or so since I had the opportunity to visit every county in the state of Tennessee and, as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society at the time, I met cancer survivors and listened to their incredible stories.

When he was 14, Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer.

A young cancer survivor has wowed friends, family and now the internet with a quirky talent she recently revealed in the hopes of winning a contest on the Ellen Degeneres Show.

In the past few weeks, donations to Zach's fund to find a cure for children's cancers skyrocketed, as did downloads of his song, "Clouds," which has more than 2.9 million page views on YouTube.

I am sure, as with most of my articles, this article is sure to get many backs up.

More than half a million Americans will die of cancer in 2013, the American Cancer Society estimates.

There will be a concert benefiting Zach Sobiech's Osteosarcoma Research Fund Saturday, May 18 at the Lakefront Park band shell in Hudson.

Of all the sites Kevin Junge hopes to explore on a tour of Europe this summer, he most wants to see the old building in Amsterdam where teenager Anne Frank hid from Nazi persecution during World War II.

New York City politician Christine Quinn is known for her tough-talking ways and brash attitude that have helped her work her way up to become the first lesbian City Council speaker.

"Music is a way I can express myself without having to burden everyone else," Sobiech says of his song-writing. Sobiech was the subject of a short documentary called, "My Last Days." The video, by Soul Pancake, follows teen who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.

The Cortez family says they rely on each other along with faith and support from the community to remain positive as their son battles cancer.

Zach Sobiech, from Minnesota, inspired millions with his song Clouds, written in December last year after doctors told him he had just months to live.

The sixth annual Golf Scramble was taking place at the Corpus Christi Country Club on Friday, benefiting cancer research.

Zach Sobiech quickly became a YouTube sensation in December after his music video "Clouds" made its premiere.

Auburn University is testing a new treatment for bone cancer in dogs that a university veterinarian says could one day be broadened to treat human cancers.

"Makes me want to keep fighting and not give up," Junior Fernandez said. "Just keep going forward and that's it." Last year, bone cancer was discovered on the 19-year-old's right knee.

Zach Sobiech is a 17-year-old boy with a rare and deadly form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma .

He's 13. She's 18. He's short and outgoing. She's about 6 feet tall and serious.

Dalton Hutchinson, 12, is surrounded by his family at the Olympic Oval during the Cassie Campbell Street Hockey Festival in support of Ronald McDonald House.

For Laura Sobiech, the image of Mary is clear: standing silently, helplessly at the foot of the cross, watching her son die.