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"Thousands of people in Tel Aviv, Israel teamed up to build a potential record-breaking tower of Lego to honor an eight-year-old boy who died of cancer."

‘Tallest-ever’ Lego tower constructed honours 8-year-old boy Thousands of people in Tel Aviv, Israel teamed up to build a potential record-breaking tower of Lego to honour an eight-year-old boy who died of cancer.

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"Across the country around 30,000 patients a year are diagnosed with cancer of the larynx. For those in the latter stages of the disease the only option can be to have the voice box removed, leaving the patient without a voice."

The one dollar device helping patients speak One doctor's cheap invention is helping throat cancer patients find their voices again after surgery.

"To date, volunteers have made 4,734 wigs and sent them to 32 countries, at zero cost to the families requesting them."

When kids lose hair, wigs transform them into princesses The Magic Yarn Project is a nonprofit run by two moms in Alaska who make soft yarn wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer or other illnesses.

"A teen who lost his brother to cancer has collected thousands of toys to donate to Children's Hospital Colorado."

Video: Colorado teen donates thousands of toys in brother's honor A teen who lost his brother to cancer has collected thousands of toys to donate to Children's Hospital Colorado.

"When on the scalp it can be especially difficult to catch in a self-examination — when was the last time you examined the top of your head?"

Looking Below The Locks: Teaching Hairdressers To Spot Melanoma It's hard to check for skin changes on the scalp, and that's one body part that hairdressers see every day. Researchers found that they improved their ability to spot scary stuff after brief training.

"The pair hope that speaking publicly about their bitcoin philanthropy will inspire others to do the same."

This power couple bought bitcoin in 2013, and just donated all their gains to a cancer hospital Health-tech investors Halle Tecco and Jeff Hammerbacher are donating their bitcoin winnings to charity.

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"Caitlin Miron, a PhD student in the chemistry department at Queen’s University, has identified a chemical compound that may be able to 'switch off' cancer cells in order to stop them from spreading."

PhD student makes find that may help prevent spread of cancer A PhD student in Ontario has made a groundbreaking discovery that may have the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading.

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