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From office to Andes: Blood Cancer United CFO takes the mission to new heights
JR Miller at Palomani Pass, the highest point on the Ausangate trek in Peru at , meters (, feet)After years of service to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc…
Beyond the diagnosis: How employers can champion employees facing cancer
“When someone faces cancer, they shouldn't have to go it alone.” – Orlando Ashworth, CPO, LLS Cancer doesn’t just impact an individual. It sends rippl…
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How to start accepting help
Keep the door openDon’t say no off the bat. When you’re asked how you are, or someone asks how they can help, you might find yourself reflexively answ…
Blood cancers that cause high monocytes: Understanding the connection
Table of contents:What are monocytes?Monocyte rangesWhat causes monocyte levels to be higher than expected?What blood cancers cause high monocytes?…
People with CLL are living longer than ever before, and cures are on the horizon
People with the most common type of blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), are living longer than ever before without their disease progres…
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Medicaid is a lifesaver for blood cancer patients: We need to protect it
Breakthrough treatments are transforming what it means to receive a blood cancer diagnosis for hundreds of thousands of people across the country, giv…
Nevaeh
Nevaeh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML+MLLr)+CNS chloromas on February , , at months old. Nevaeh first showed symptoms of high fevers,…
Dare 2 Dream
AnnaKate
In my junior year of college, I felt so sick that I would sleep through online classes, throwing up every couple of days. I thought I was just stresse…
Dare 2 Dream
Thank You
On behalf of people with blood cancer, thank you for your gift to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).To view your donation details, please log in t…
Gary
My stepdad Gary passed away from leukemia on October , . He began feeling ill in September ― lightheaded and dizzy. He took himself to the hospital, …
Nicolasa
The first time I heard of Team In Training (TNT) and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was when my friend and I wanted to run th…
Bold goal, bold action
As we observe World Cancer Day, I’m reflecting on my own family’s experience with blood cancer, the children with blood cancer I have had the honor of…
Carol
Meet Carol, Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivor, Indiana. Carol was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in . After being a mom, she went back to school to get…
FAQs: Proposed federal spending cuts and blood cancer research and care
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has heard great concerns from patients, caregivers, volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers, community…
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Leukemia vs. lymphoma: What you need to know
Table of contentsLeukemia vs. Lymphoma: What You Need to KnowWhat Is Leukemia?Organs Affected by LeukemiaWhat Is Lymphoma?Organs Affected by LymphomaD…
Lymphoma diagnosis, survival rate by age, prognosis, and treatment
Table of contents:What is Hodgkin lymphoma? Organs affected by Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin lymphoma symptoms and early signsWhat is lymphoma?Organs affec…
Myeloma Awareness Month: Aiming for more
MORE. Not a word you’d expect to associate with myeloma, is it? Actually, it may the perfect word for looking beyond this rare, incurable, AND treatab…
Predisposing factors to leukemia
Table of contents:Predisposing Factors to LeukemiaLeukemia CausesGenetic MutationsIs Leukemia Hereditary?Causes of Leukemia in AdultsCauses of Leukemi…
Champions in myeloma research: A conversation with Urvi A. Shah, M.D. M.S.
March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and it’s also Women’s History Month. So what better time to spotlight women scientists who are driving discovery fo…
Feeling uncertain? Start here.
A blood cancer diagnosis changes your center of gravity. Your or a loved one’s health, and future, is suddenly up in the air. Uncertain. And when outs…
Exercise for blood cancer patients
Table of contents:Exercise for Blood Cancer PatientsWhy is being physically active important for blood cancer patients?Goals of an exercise progra…
Champions in myeloma research, Part 2: A conversation with Suzanne Lentzsch, M.D., Ph.D.
To commemorate both Myeloma Awareness Month and Women’s History Month during March, I’ve been talking with women scientists who are driving discovery…
Balancing fiscal responsibility with saving and improving lives
Table of contents:Balancing Fiscal Responsibility with Saving and Improving LivesThe LLS Bold Goal: Accelerate Progress in Blood CancerLLS’s role in p…
The Future of Myeloma Treatment: What’s Next?
Topics CoveredWe invite you to learn more about:Current myeloma treatmentsWhat the future holds for myeloma management …
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Sanofi to acquire Dren Bio’s bispecific myeloid cell engager for deep B-cell depletion, broadening immunology pipeline
Paris, March , . Sanofi and Dren Bio, Inc., a private biopharmaceutical company, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sanofi has agre…
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