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Three Lessons in Love from a Blood Cancer Survivor
By definition, love can be either a noun or a verb. For many people, it represents everything we aspire to—falling in love, loving, feeling loved. It …
Living Well with Blood Cancer: The Role Fitness, Nutrition, and Genetics Play in Survivorship
Please join us for this free, education program for the blood cancer community! Registration is required.Join us for an engaging and informative prog…
Blood Cancer Research Poised for Another ‘Banner Year’ in 2024
More than , medical professionals from across the world came together in December to discuss the latest blood cancer developments during the annual me…
Patients' Medical Histories Shouldn't Determine Whether They're Insurable
The secret in healthcare is that Medicare Supplement Insurance plans, also known as Medigap, can deny coverage or charge more for people (like me) wh…
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…
Because You Volunteer, Your Impact Creates a Ripple Effect
When you commit time and talent to a nonprofit’s mission – no matter how you choose to get involved – you become a volunteer, and the impact of your e…
Honoring My Daughter’s Legacy By Continuing Her Fight
Today is International Childhood Cancer Day, a day that had little significance for me less than four short years ago. In October , I heard the words,…
A race for blood cancer research
Caring about something makes you want to take action. To get moving. And when you care about people with blood cancer, you might feel that pull more u…
Stopping Gleevec to Start a Family
Erin Zammett Ruddy is a magazine journalist and blogger who was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia at age . Today, she is a - mother of three. On…
RESEARCH NOW: 9/11 AND BLOOD CANCER RISK IN FIRST RESPONDERS
All of us were impacted by the tragedy of September . For those who dedicated countless hours to rescue, recovery, and efforts, the effects of that d…
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Breaking Down Barriers in Blood Cancer Care
When I meet blood cancer survivors and their families, they often share their personal stories with me. Sometimes they talk about the relief of findin…
How Patients Really Feel About Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
It seems that everywhere we turn lately we hear something about the promises and the perils of artificial intelligence (AI). AI is touted as a smart, …
The hills I have climbed
Shock. Grief. Needing support from your community. Costs of medication, doctors’ appointments, treatment. These are all common with a blood ca…
Survey Reveals Striking Lack of Knowledge of Major Cancer Killer
View full multimedia release here. Rye Brook, NY (August , ) – Blood cancers are the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. However, many Am…
When The Time Comes: Katie & Phil’s Story
What do you do when your biggest fear comes true? It’s a reality that so many parents of children who have blood cancer face. The shift is abrupt. On…
CAR-T Immunotherapy Showing Positive Results
This week, positive data from a Kite Pharma immunotherapy clinical trial was released showing that more than of refractory aggressive lymphoma (NHL…
Two Survivors Moving Mountains for Blood Cancer Care
A blood cancer diagnosis can feel like a mountain to climb—testing your stamina and willpower, challenging your body the longer you go on. But for sur…
MY FIRST 100 DAYS AS LLS PRESIDENT & CEO
Dear Friends, I’m just over days into my new role as President & CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and I want to take this moment to…
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…
Managing Debt & Finances
Join us for a free, education program for the blood cancer community. Registration is required.About the programBlood Cancer United, formerly The Leu…
New Drug Approval Moves Us Closer To Long-Term Control of Multiple Myeloma
Just one year after the first CAR treatment was approved for multiple myeloma, the second is about to hit the market. The FDA approved ciltacabtagene…
#ASH18: Beating AML
Sunday marked a significant milestone for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the patients we help. Here at the 60th American Society of Hematol…
More Than 5 Million New Yorkers Are Getting "In-Network" Access to Top Cancer Centers
New York’s budget contains a key reform that could be nothing short of lifesaving for some cancer patients living in the state. National Cancer canc…
Volunteers: The Engine Powering LLS’s Mission
I was always aware that volunteers with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) drive impact for blood cancer patients and families. But it wasn’t until…
Blood Cancer Survivors Find Special Meaning and Connection as Employee Champions of LLS Light the Night Events
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is proud of our continuing partnership with Gilead and Kite Oncology as the National Presenting Sponsor of Celeb…