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The first time I remember hearing of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was through Team In Training (TNT), specifically from a brochure I picked u…

FDA Approves Immunotherapy for Aggressive Form of Follicular Lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CAR tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah®) for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) whose cancer has …

Legal Advocacy

LLS engages the court system and government oversight authorities to secure and maintain critical protections for patients with conditions like blood …

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 30th Annual Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour on Quest to Save Lives

Rye Brook, NY (June , ) – Every seconds, someone in the U.S. has their life turned upside down by a blood cancer diagnosis. When this happens, the gl…

Making clinical trials work for patients

Improving access to clinical trials.Clinical trials are the primary vehicle for developing new treatments for patients with cancer and, for many patie…

The Evolving Role of CAR T-cell Therapy for R/R B-cell Lymphomas: Improving Access and Outcomes

ImCheck Closes Upsized EUR 96 Million (USD 103 Million) Financing to Advance Clinical Program of First-in-human Gamma-delta T Cell Activating Antibody and Accelerate Development of Disruptive Immunotherapeutic Pipeline

Marseille, France, June , – ImCheck Therapeutics announced today the close of a EUR million (USD million) financing, by Earlybird and Andera Partn…

Stars Will Twinkle, The Sun Will Shine

Stars Will Twinkle, The Sun Will Shine: The Story of Olivia’s Leukemia By Teresita Blake Kellenyi, Illustrated by Angie Jones The Leukemia & Lymphom…

Young Adult Survivors United

YASU provides support for young adult cancer survivors and their with virtual programming outreached on a national level, providing emotional, spirit…

Proyecto Dare to Dream

Care Calendars

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America’s Youngest Generation is Trailblazing the Way for a Future without Cancer

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Winners of National Students of the Year Philanthropic Competition …

Heart, kidneys, liver and lung function in children and teens

Some cancer treatments can affect the function of major organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs. Your child's doctor will monitor them closel…

Stem cell transplantation in young adults

What are stem cells?Blood stem cells are produced in the marrow of the bones and can become any kind of blood cell the body needs. Stem cells are cons…

Autologous stem cell transplantation for children and teens

In autologous stem cell transplantation, the procedure uses the patient’s own stem cells for the transplant. The stem cells are collected from the pat…

Autologous stem cell transplantation for young adults

In autologous stem cell transplantation, the procedure uses the patient’s own stem cells for the transplant. The stem cells are collected from the pat…

Food and nutrition for children and teens

Nutrition basics Food gives your child’s body the fuel it needs for healthy body function, growth and development, and the energy to go about daily li…

Watch and wait for young adults

Watch and wait involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change. Some people can manage …

Watch and wait for children and teens

Watch and wait (also called active surveillance) involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear …

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in children and teens

disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in young adults

disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)

disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…

Peripheral neuropathy in children and teens

Cancer treatment, or sometimes the disease itself, can cause peripheral neuropathy—damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which transmits …

Peripheral neuropathy in young adults

Cancer treatment, or sometimes the disease itself, can cause peripheral neuropathy (PN) — damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which tra…

Peripheral neuropathy

Cancer treatment, or sometimes the disease itself, can cause peripheral neuropathy (PN) — damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which tra…