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Caregiving during treatment

Preparing the homeDuring and after cancer treatment, your loved one may find life at home becomes increasingly challenging. If your loved one is expe…

Nutrition

Get important facts about nutrition, food safety, and more.Food provides valuable nutrients for cancer patients. Eating well during cancer treatment h…

Financial and Legal

Balancing WorkThe many responsibilities of caring for someone often leads to job conflicts. Work is a financial necessity and a major source of person…

End of the Caregiver Role

During cancer treatment, you played an important role in supporting your loved one. You may have provided physical, emotional, and practical care on a…

Aliyah

My name is Aliyah and I'm and I am an acute myeloid leukemia survivor (AML)! Please watch my seven minute video of my journey.

Nate

On Monday July , my world got flipped upside down. I got out of work to bring my son, Nate to the ER, he had a bad stomach ache, my thoughts were he …

Financial Relief

Mike

It started with a cough that would not go away. A cough so bad that it would stop him in his tracks and he'd have to rest afterwards for a few minutes…

Kristen

In the fall of , Kristen Comer noticed her energy level wasn't as high as it had been, but she thought nothing of it. It wasn’t until the fall of whe…

David

On June , , - David Stim visited his pediatrician's office to have a routine school physical. During the exam, the nurse practitioner noticed an enlar…

Gary

Gary Streit was diagnosed with lymphoma in April. He began chemo therapy right away at Roswell Park. After six rounds of chemotherapy, a great suppor…

Joshua

In May of my husband Josh was experiencing abdominal pains. He was so sick with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. He went to see his doctor and was tol…

Grayton

I am Grayton Bliss and I am a survivor! I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in December , at four years old. Today, I am years old and …

Baron & Budd Scholarship Program

To offer scholarships to college students to honor the legacy of mesothelioma cancer patients Students will be required to submit a written essa…

Angel Flight West

To provide free, air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs. Professionals may request assis…

The Patient Story

To humanize every cancer diagnosis by helping to improve quality of life and health outcomes. Provides cancer survivors a chance to share their …

MPN Cancer Connection

To empower patients to better understand their disease and treatment options; to improve patient care Provides information about the MPNs such a…

New Study Demonstrates Burdensome Cost of Blood Cancer Care

Rye Brook, NY (Oct. , ) – The costs to treat a blood cancer are higher than costs for other cancers, and the costs incurred by a patient diagnosed wit…

Robert

I was diagnosed on August , with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I was told at that time that I would not survive the next week.Well, at years old, I …

Zach

Zach Guillot was a normal, healthy, kid when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at age five. Zach endured multiple rounds of inten…

Bob

I was diagnosed with AML on April , at the age of . I was married with three young boys, my youngest not yet one year old. I was a commissioned sales…

Maddox

Maddox's journey began in October when he first started showing signs of being sick at just three years old. He had a tummy ache one day and a few b…

Paula

My Cancer Story/Journey so far:I was diagnosed years ago at age with low grade indolent B cell follicular lymphoma.I went for a routine colonoscopy …

LLS Fuels Next Generation of Cancer Research Committing $188 Million

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