cancer

LOS GATOS, CA — A Filipino American husband and father needs help. And he needs it now. Due to a certain type of cancer — he needs a fellow Filipino to donate some stem cells in...

LOS ANGELES — Smoking is the leading cause of the most common type of cancer globally—lung cancer. Although more and more Americans are trying to quit the bad habit, this disease is still one of the...

LOS ANGELES — It was an evening synergizing dance, medicine and philantrophy. The Aveni Cancer Foundation hosted a fundraiser at the Aratani Theater in Los Angeles, featuring American Ballet Theater’s first Filipino American principal dancer, Stella Abrera, and...

SAN FRANCISCO — Bright lights and cheers from the crowd kicked off “Fashion with a Mission 2” — a swimwear fashion show and fundraiser. Filipina Gia Galicia of the Share+Give initiative was one of six designers...

Assistant Professor Mary de Vera from the University of British Columbia has been studying diseases for years. She also teaches at the UBC’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Born in Mexico, Pampanga but raised in Prince Rupert,...

A Filipino designer’s couture creation is making heads turn and making headlines in the New York Fashion Week scene. The Wonder Years former child star Danica McKellar rocked an Oliver Tolentino gown during a NYFW event for...

Actor-singer Guji Lorenzana‘s latest music video for his original song, “Be Alright,” is dedicated to his late mother, who battled cancer for nearly 2 years. Lorenzana teamed up with the Asian American Donor Program and Be the...

LOS ANGELES — With cases of targeted and random acts of violence rising in the country, Los Angeles residents are turning to prayer to call for an end to hatred. Last Saturday was considered Pittsburgh’s darkest day,...

VANCOUVER — A young Pinoy is battling two rare forms of blood cancer, as family and friends look for a stem cell donor that can help save his life. Martin Lintag, who was a bowler and coach,...

SAN FRANCISCO — For Allen Vu, participating in this head-shaving fundraiser for cancer patients is personal. “Today is actually my mom’s death anniversary. She passed away 10 years ago from cancer. So this is pretty much not...