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Zainab
I'll never forget the call I received on April , , when my niece, Zainab, was diagnosed with leukemia. At the time, she was a , , diva princess. But …
Shushan
Two weeks after my high school graduation, I received a diagnosis of stage IIB Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). I had been coughing and breathless for weeks, an…
Alyssa
From December -January , I had just come off orientation for my new job as a registered nurse. I was working the night shift and just thought I was ex…
YAconnect: Young Adults Living with Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
Munira
I will never underestimate my parents' sacrifices to provide my siblings and me with the millions of opportunities we have due to their hard work. My …
Heather
The world works in mysterious ways, it truly does! When I first volunteered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) progra…
Courtney Jones
Dr. Courtney Jones received her PhD from New York University in and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado. Throughout her tr…
Interrogation of glutathione biology in relapsed acute myeloid leukemia stem cells
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a devastating blood cancer. Most AML patients will initially respond to standard therapy; however, for many patients t…
Tanya Siddiqi
Dr. Siddiqi is an associate professor in the Department of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Director of the chronic lymphocytic leuke…
Establishing Hematology Clinical Trial Hubs within the City of Hope Community and Affiliate Network
City of Hope (COH) has embarked on a strategic initiative to optimize our clinical network and increase research capacity at our Community and Affilia…
Lucy Godley
I began my scientific career in the Marchesi laboratories (Yale, -) and then as an undergraduate under Don Wiley (Harvard, -). I entered the Medical S…
CHEK2 as a predisposition gene for clonal hematopoiesis and hematopoietic malignancies
This proposal explores how inherited mutations in the DNA repair gene CHEK2 lead to blood cancers. Our work employs two unique resources: cell lines …
Research Infrastructure to Promote Enrollment of Underserved Patients on Clinical Trials
The goal of the Clinical Trial Network of South Texas is to expand access to high quality clinical trials for minority (African American and Hispanic…
LLS and volunteers cheer California laws promoting health equity
LLS and blood cancer advocates are celebrating after our efforts helped make two bills become law in California, advancing health equity and improving…
Suggested Reading-What Happens When a Kid Has Cancer
Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain the science of cancer and how a child’s diagnosis and treatment affects their life. With the …
Suggested Reading-What Happens When My Sibling Has Cancer
Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain the science of cancer and how a loved one's diagnosis and treatment affects a kid's life. The…
Suggested Reading-What Happens When Someone I Love Has Cancer
Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain the science of cancer and how a loved one's diagnosis and treatment affects a kid's life. The…
Hope Scarves
To support people facing cancer through scarves, stories, and research. Provides free headscarves paired with survivor stories to offer encouragement …
Ainsley
On July , , I was diagnosed with stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Before this, I was a healthy teenage girl going into my sophomore year of high school a…
Allison
During the start of the pandemic, my boyfriend began working out from home with all the gyms being closed. While working out, he discovered a lump und…
Allyson
In November I was tired. TIRED. I had a - and a -, had just come off the busiest month of the year for work, and I figured I was tired for no other r…
Anna
I was a recipient of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors this year. I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leuk…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Marlana
My pawpaw, Archie, raised me my entire life. He was in the Air Force and stationed in Korea. He didn't have to, but he took me in as his own. And when…
Ariel
I was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) on January , . I hadn’t been feeling well for a while. I was having very odd symptoms. For exa…
Aryanna
My daughter Aryanna was diagnosed with stage lymphoma (NHL) when she was two years old. Her treatment lasted three months, and she is a survivor of …
Brauer
Being a recipient of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors is allowing me to continue my education and pursue…