Daniel Jagoda saw his grandfather recover from cancer, but he didn’t have enough time with Anthony Ricca, his other mentor in life, when he was fighting the life-threatening disease. Read more...
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April 27, 3:27 pm
Bruin participates in Relay for Life to honor loved ones
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April 27, 11:59 am
Delta Tau Delta joins fellow brother in fight against cancer
Jairo Madrigal was tired, but he did not let his first day of chemotherapy keep him from participating in this year’s Relay for Life. Madrigal, a second-year sociology student, began treatment for leukemia on Saturday, the same day as the 24-hour fundraising event. Read more...
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April 27, 11:48 am
Participants band together to keep energy level up at Relay for Life
Students pulled a sled around the track of Drake Stadium Sunday morning, serenading Relay For Life participants with lyrics from Disney’s “Frozen” in an effort to keep them energized. Read more...
Photo: (Jasmine Aquino/Daily Bruin)
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April 27, 11:42 am
Drake Stadium lights up with hope to honor loved ones lost to cancer
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The Drake Stadium lights shut down as the crowd sat in silence for the start of the Luminaria Ceremony at Relay for Life Saturday night. Read more...
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April 26, 10:39 pm
Students, participants donate hair at UCLA’s Relay for Life
Cutting off their hair was another way for many students at Saturday’s Relay For Life event to help patients fighting cancer. The design team from Paul Mitchell The School Sherman Oaks provided $10 haircuts for donation to the American Cancer Society, a nonprofit organization that aims to eliminate cancer. Read more...
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April 26, 4:41 pm
Cancer survivors speak at opening of UCLA Relay for Life
Alex Munoz saw her years of gymnastics training fall aside when she was diagnosed with cancer as a junior in high school. The former elite-level gymnast and third-year psychobiology student went from training daily to not having the strength to leave her bed. Read more...
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April 25, 12:55 am
UCLA bone marrow drive to help patients with blood cancer
Through caring for her father’s leukemia, Florence Roussotte is helping match numerous blood cancer patients with potentially life-saving bone marrow donations. Roussotte is going to bring her efforts to UCLA on Friday afternoon at a marrow donor registry drive in the MacDonald Medical Research Laboratory. Read more...
Photo: Postdoctoral neuroscience student Florence Roussotte works with her friend Eric Slater to organize a marrow donor registry drive, which will take place on Friday. She is organizing the drive in large part for her father, the man in the photo behind her, who has leukemia. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)