Michael James Cuccione (January 5, 1985 – January 13, 2001) was a Canadian actor, singer, dancer, author, and cancer research activist. He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and raised in neighbouring Coquitlam by his parents Domenic and Gloria Cuccione. He had an older sister, Sophia, and a younger brother, Steven.
On July 25, 1994, when Michael was 9, he was diagnosed with stage 2A Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer affecting the lymph no...
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Michael James Cuccione (January 5, 1985 – January 13, 2001) was a Canadian actor, singer, dancer, author, and cancer research activist. He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and raised in neighbouring Coquitlam by his parents Domenic and Gloria Cuccione. He had an older sister, Sophia, and a younger brother, Steven.
On July 25, 1994, when Michael was 9, he was diagnosed with stage 2A Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer affecting the lymph nodes. It was treated with five months of chemotherapy, but returned the following year. His second bout with the disease metastasized to his lungs. He required massive doses of chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and twelve radiation treatments around his heart and lungs. He was then cancer free, but the treatment left him with permanent lung and respiratory problems.
Michael became a well-known campaigner for cancer research and awareness. The singer/actor established The Michael Cuccione Foundation for Cancer Research and turned his love...
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