brain cancer

Quinn Waters, the 3-year-old Massachusetts boy whose brain cancer diagnosis left him in isolation at his Weymouth home for months, will soon be headed to Disney World thanks to Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The family posted a video on Facebook Tuesday night showing Waters, otherwise known as “The Mighty Quinn,” and his sister Maggie reacting to the news.

About a week after the “Mighty Quinn” received the great news that his latest MRI scan showed he has no new disease, his family announced that the beloved 3-year-old will drop the puck at an upcoming Bruins game. Quinn Waters, the Weymouth, Massachusetts toddler whose brain cancer left him in isolation at his home for months, will do the honor...

This week brought mighty good news for “Mighty Quinn,” the 3-year-old boy whose brain cancer diagnosis left him in isolation at his Massachusetts home for months, a struggle broken up when visitors called to his window. Quinn Waters had countless police officers, the Dropkick Murphys, various Boston sports figures and more come say hi outside his home in Weymouth. But...

A 3-year-old boy who has captured hearts across the South Shore of Massachusetts is about to hit a major milestone in his cancer recovery. Quinn Waters, also known as “The Mighty Quinn,” has been in isolation at his Weymouth home since his last round of chemotherapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. After more than 100 days, he is on the verge...

3-year-old Quinn Waters had been isolated in his Weymouth home for months due to his weakened immune system.

A 3-year-old boy who has captured hearts across the South Shore of Massachusetts is about to hit a major milestone in his cancer recovery. Quinn Waters, also known as “The Mighty Quinn,” has been in isolation at his Weymouth home since his last round of chemotherapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. After more than 100 days, he is on the verge...

The boy who has captured the hearts of many on the South Shore is hitting another milestone in his cancer recovery.

Chris Duncan, the former outfielder who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series, died Friday. He was 38. Duncan, the son of former St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan and brother of former major leaguer Shelley Duncan, died of brain cancer in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. “The Cardinals are deeply saddened by the passing of Chris...

A 3-year-old Massachusetts boy who has been battling brain cancer for months was the guest of honor at a special concert at his Weymouth home. Quinn Waters has been in isolation since his last round of chemotherapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. In February, soon after his third birthday, he was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, a brain tumor on the brain...

A three-year-old Massachusetts boy who has been battling brain cancer for months has been getting lots of special visits as he remains stuck in isolation at his Weymouth home. Quinnie “The Mighty Quinn” has been in isolation since his last round of chemotherapy at Boston Children’s Hospital. In February, he was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, a brain tumor on the brain...

A 3-year-old Massachusetts boy with a rare form of brain cancer needs blood donations as he awaits medical procedures. His mother, a Quincy police officer, put out a call for help and people have responded in a big way.

Beau Biden will be remembered this week at a series of events in the First State.

On Saunders Road in Lynn, Massachusetts, lives a little girl who loves to swing. You can always go a little higher when mom has your back. Stephanie Rosa is running this year’s Boston Marathon for her 10-year-old daughter, Olivia, who has been battling a brain tumor since she was just 2.

A Maine teenager living with terminal brain cancer has graduated from high school. Ethan Lussier, 18, of Lewiston, is a high school graduate after a struggle through school harder than just about anyone’s. Lussier is bedridden in hospice care. Amazingly, he was able to realize one last dream — with help from a friend and his school.

A Maine teenager living with terminal brain cancer has graduated from high school. Ethan Lussier, 18, of Lewiston, is a high school graduate after a struggle through school harder than just about anyone’s. Lussier is bedridden in hospice care. Amazingly, he was able to realize one last dream — with help from a friend and his school.

An 18-year-old from Maine who is living with brain cancer is graduating from high school.

Meghan McCain is back on “The View” for the first time since the August death of her father, Sen. John McCain. She made a tearful return Monday, thanking viewers and her colleagues for their support. She said the idealism for America that her father talked about didn’t die with him when the former presidential candidate succumbed to brain cancer Aug....

Researchers have been able to use the Zika virus to target the cells that cause glioblastoma, the brain cancer that claimed the life of Sen. John McCain.

Shortly after Joe Biden boarded a recent flight from Washington to New York, a string of passengers began stopping at his seat in coach to deliver some version of the same message: Run, Joe, run. “We’re with you,” one said, according to a Democratic strategist who happened to be on the plane and witnessed the scene. “You’ve got to do...

Sen. John McCain’s final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend. A horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator’s casket led a procession of mourners from the academy’s chapel to its cemetery following a private service. The senator’s widow,...