Roseville Student Claire Frick Succumbs to Cancer

After a nearly two-year cancer battle, Roseville Area High School student Claire Frick died this morning (Thursday), according to the Pioneer Press . Frick was diagnosed with the rare and deadly childhood cancer Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma after going to an emergency room with unusual bruises. On Valentine's Day, an MRI showed the cancer had spread throughout her cranium, the newspaper has reporrted on its web site.

Claire's mother, Jane Frick, has chronicled her daughter's struggle with the disease on a CaringBridge site.