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Resources for children, teens, and caregiversMaterials to order or downloadPublications (Booklets)Stars Will Twinkle, The Sun Will ShineDaniel's Story…

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Savanna

Savanna age Leukemia Survivor After experiencing severe fatigue and back and leg pain, her parents took Savanna to the local urgent care facility. T…

Decitabine and cedazuridine

Joey

Joey age Burkitt's Leukemia Survivor After receiving chemotherapy for Burkitt's Leukemia, Joey went into remission. He has a wonderful outlook on l…

Daniya

Daniya age Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivor Daniya had been sleeping more than usual and a normal pediatric revealed that she had acute lympho…

Garrett

Garrett age

A Message From Dr. Louis J. DeGennaro, President and CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

One of the things that I value most about leading The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is seeing our talented, dedicated and relentless staff and vol…

Kiersten

When I was weeks pregnant, I found a lump on my neck. Doctors couldn't test anything until after my son was born. In February of , my happy and he…

Doug

In July , my defibrillator fired while I was at a diner. Upon testing at the hospital I found out I have acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Much to m…

Living with Acute Leukemia

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Board of Directors Officer Appointments and Welcomes Four New Members

RYE BROOK, NY, July , - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today National Board Officer appointments and four new members to its Nationa…

News Release

An Emerging Target for Myeloma Therapy Could Prove a Game-Changer

Update: In November , the manufacturer (GSK) announced that it had begun a process to withdraw belantamab (Blenrep®) from the U.S. market. However, p…

Patience

We were clobbered, like every patient, every family, who gets clobbered with a diagnosis. In our healthy, brilliant - son came home to discover t…

Celebrating Diversity Fueled High School Students to Break Fundraising Records for Cancer Cures

(RYE BROOK, NY, July , ) - The effects of the pandemic are far reaching, and high school students are among those whose lives are being . Not only is…

A New CAR-T Approval Brings Hope for Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its approval for a breakthrough treatment that will bring the promise of immunotherapy and…

Liesel

In July of my life was flipped upside down when I was diagnosed with stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The disease was further complicated by a tumor in my …

Judith

I was diagnosed with NHL on October , . A day that I will never forget. Several months prior, around April, I was experiencing bronchitis/cold symptom…

Trisha

On November , at years old, my world changed forever. I was diagnosed with Plasma Cell Leukemia. It is basically a hybrid of Multiple Myeloma and st…

Steve

I was diagnosed with stage follicular lymphoma on May , , a date I will never forget. The cancer was already in my bone marrow and when I asked my do…

Charmane

I was diagnosed last November with aggressive lymphoma. I had two tumors. One on my heart muscle and one near my lung. I went through treatments at …

Julie

March , - years since acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis, CURED!!! I am so blessed to be alive to celebrate my 7th year since diagnosis of AML! W…

Katherine

Hello! My name is Katherine and I was diagnosed in January with stage IV classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. My diagnosis came after months of fatigue and …

Art

I was living in San Jose and had gone walking with a friend in a local park that followed the stream. It was December , . Tom noticed that I had diffi…

BioTheryX Announces $35 Million Series D Financing

SAN DIEGO, CA, July , — BioTheryX, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company harnessing the power of protein modulation to treat difficult disease…