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Chelsey
While I was recovering from my stem cell transplant, I was at home with my then - daughter full time. She wasn't able to attend preschool due to the p…
Mona
I was years old when I was diagnosed with stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). That was in , and I can now proudly say I’ve been for years! But being a -y…
Manuel
Part : A Survivor’s MissionTen years ago, my life was forever changed by three words, “You have cancer.” Those words shocked my adolescence into real…
Highlights from ASCO 2021
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting took place last week. ASCO brings together the cancer community to explore the latest…
34 Patient Groups: Preservation of protections is an important win — but critical work remains
Patients across the country are finally breathing a sigh of relief. For years, they’ve faced uncertainty about the future of the landmark law that’s e…
Exploring New Approaches in AML Treatment
Topics Covered We invite you to learn more about: Emerging therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Precision medicine for AML Managing …
Special Grants & Mission Initiatives
LLS Research, along with the rest of Mission, announces special RFPs (requests for proposal) on a regular basis to accelerate blood cancer research ar…
LLS Expands Series on Side-Effect Management
LLS has expanded its series of fact sheets on managing side effects to include:
Celebrating Survivorship: Lyndi Abote
In March I began feeling off but I didn't know what it was. I thought perhaps it was a loss of relationship that broke me to my core or that fact tha…
Research Highlight: Changing the Landscape of Treatment for Multiple Myeloma (Part 1)
Patients with active MM require therapy; such as chemotherapy, proteasome inhibitors (Bortezomib, Carfilzomib and Ixazomib), immunomodulatory IMiDs (T…
Relentless High School Students Forge Ahead for a Future Without Cancer
Thousands of high school students in hundreds of communities across the country have proven that nothing, not even a global pandemic, can stand in the…
Join LLS Partner, Triage Cancer, for the 2021 Webinar Series
LLS partner, Triage Cancer, is holding its webinar series now. Triage Cancer offers free educational webinars on practical and legal cancer survivors…
Celebrating Survivorship: Michele Asmussen
I was - and had just entered my first year of college when I began noticing symptoms. I'm not a morning person; however, I was finding it unusually di…
Myeloma Awareness Month-Research Highlight: Changing the Landscape of Treatment for Multiple Myeloma (Part 2)
For the final installment of this series focusing on myeloma research, we will review advances in immunotherapies for myeloma. The most exciting curre…
Celebrating Survivorship: Chase Malone
I am a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor. It took me months to build up the courage to share my story. But if my story inspires even just one other patient…
LLS Information Specialists Contribute to Choosing Therapy Article on Cancer & Depression
Sharon Cohan, LCSW and Information Specialist for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, states, “One of the biggest myths is that everyone diagnosed with c…
LLS Launches National Patient Registry: Become a Citizen Scientist!
If you are a blood cancer patient, survivor, caregiver in the United States, or know someone who is, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) needs your …
LLS and 30 patient organizations take action to protect patients from substandard insurance
Health insurance is supposed to protect patients when they need help the most. When it works for patients the way it’s supposed to, it keeps their cos…
Celebrating Survivorship: Haider Albaldawy
I was diagnosed with lymphoma in . It was the most difficult day of my life because I was alone in the USA at this time; I had no friends. I did not …
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: BREAKTHROUGHS IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA
April 21st was AML Awareness Day! Recent breakthroughs have led to unprecedented new treatment approvals for AML. In this highlight, we focus on some …
Supreme Court ruling is a win for patients
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought by states that oppose the landmark law. This is a win for blood cance…
Celebrating Survivorship: Jennifer Lingo
I remember diagnosis clearly. I was sitting in the UCSF doctor’s office of a man I had not met before; a physician I was referred to. I had first gone…
Celebrating Survivorship: Jennifer Dorkin
In May of I had just returned to work as a special education teacher after recovering from the lingering effects of a coma caused by quadruple pneumo…
July 2021 Patient Education Programs
Fueling Your Body Through Movement and Nutrition A Virtual Education Program (Metro New York Region) July , :00pm – :30pm (ET) http://bit.ly/ YA Sur…