Cancer doesn’t stop for COVID-19 or anything else, says Jay Feinberg — and neither does he. The founder of the nonprofit Gift of Life Marrow Registry in Boca Raton is determined to democratize and redefine cell and gene therapy to save lives. A leading global stem cell donor registry with three decades of experience curing cancers like leukemia with stem cell transplants, Gift of Life will launch a new, for-profit biotech subsidiary this year: Gift of Life Biologics.

Continuing its drive to help others, the Boston University women's lacrosse team participated in several community service initiatives during the spring semester...members of the team signed up for the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry, an organization that primarily combats blood cancer. Due to the nature of blood cancer, the most effective treatments are either stem cell or bone marrow transplants, and potential matches are determined through genetic testing.

Born health, 6-pound bundles of joy, Sloane was diagnosed at 11 months old with a rare brain tumor. Despite treatment, cancer kept coming back in her spine, then in her blood. Her only real hope for healthy life was a bone marrow transplant. Her sister, while a perfect match on the playground, is not a match for a donor.

Roughly 20,000 Americans a year need a bone marrow transplant, but only 2% of the population is on the national registry. According to the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, only about 30% of matches are family members. That’s why when Riley Martin was diagnosed with leukemia and started his search for a donor, his CrossFit gym members stepped up to the plate.

Health and fitness enthusiast Riley Martin could usually be found at the gym or outdoors before his recent diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia. Now the 22-year-old from Amsterdam needs to find a matching bone marrow donor to aid his battle against cancer. Riley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive type of blood cancer rare in young people, in February.

Blowing out the candles for a fourth birthday is a huge milestone for twins Mackenzie and Sloane Caston. "They’re beautiful, amazing girls, and they are so vivacious, and you know with Sloane, Sloanie is so resilient," Keri Caston, Sloane’s mom, told Ivanhoe. Born healthy, six-pound, bundles of joy, at eleven months Sloane was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Despite treatment cancer kept coming back in her spine, then in her blood.