As a "busy" student nurse, Rachel almost missed the appointment that ultimately caught the disease and saved her life.

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Leukemias and lymphomas are often grouped together because they are both blood-related cancers that originate in lymphocytes. However, leukemia originates in ...

Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

Rachel was told by doctors that she could have died "within 18 months" if she didn't get the treatment she needed.