A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer decided that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the tough time he was going through. Five-year-old Vincent Butterfield decided the only way was to shave his head in support of his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his hair through chemotherapy. Zac was diagnosed last June with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He is undergoing treatment but still goes to Union Central Elementary in Missouri every day - because that's where he gets to hang out with Vincent. Scroll down for video
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Vincent Butterfield, 5, shaved his head so his best friend Zac Gossage, who lost his hair through chemotherapy, would not be the only one
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He has also been learning about cancer and raising money for his friend's chemotherapy treatments
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