Starchild Abraham Cherrix had plenty of reason to celebrate his 18th birthday yesterday: His family says his latest tests show no signs of the cancer he's battled since 2005. And for the first time in two years he doesn't have to report those results to the Accomack County court.

By SONJA BARISIC A 17-year-old who won a court battle against state officials who tried to force him to undergo chemotherapy for his lymphatic cancer is in remission after radiation treatments over the past year, the teen and his doctor said.

By Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jan.

By MATT REED RICHMOND, Va. - The ill teenager who won a court fight to forgo chemotherapy and seek alternative treatments for his cancer needs more radiation to treat his condition, his mother said Friday.

By LYNN BREZOSKY HARLINGEN, Texas - A young cancer patient whose parents fought a bitter custody battle with the state over their daughter's treatment was told the disease has aggressively returned, the girl's father said Wednesday.