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Heart, kidneys, liver and lung function in children and teens
Some cancer treatments can affect the function of major organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs. Your child's doctor will monitor them closel…
Stem cell transplantation in young adults
What are stem cells?Blood stem cells are produced in the marrow of the bones and can become any kind of blood cell the body needs. Stem cells are cons…
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Stem cell transplantation for children and teens
What are stem cells?Blood stem cells are produced in the marrow of the bones and can become any kind of blood cell the body needs. Stem cells are cons…
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Autologous stem cell transplantation for children and teens
In autologous stem cell transplantation, the procedure uses the patient’s own stem cells for the transplant. The stem cells are collected from the pat…
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Autologous stem cell transplantation for young adults
In autologous stem cell transplantation, the procedure uses the patient’s own stem cells for the transplant. The stem cells are collected from the pat…
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Food and nutrition for children and teens
Nutrition basics Food gives your child’s body the fuel it needs for healthy body function, growth and development, and the energy to go about daily li…
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Watch and wait for young adults
Watch and wait involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change. Some people can manage …
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Watch and wait for children and teens
Watch and wait (also called active surveillance) involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear …
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in children and teens
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and reduced-intensity allogeneic stem c…
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in young adults
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and reduced-intensity allogeneic stem c…
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Graft-versus-host disease
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and reduced-intensity allogeneic stem c…
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Peripheral neuropathy in children and teens
Cancer treatment, or sometimes the disease itself, can cause peripheral neuropathy—damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which transmits …
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Peripheral neuropathy
Cancer treatment, or sometimes the disease itself, can cause peripheral neuropathy (PN) — damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which tra…
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Share Links from Assets Digest View, this is the New Shared Asset ExperiencePDF with file names starting with transcript_https://llsorg.widencollectiv…
Shop Online and In-Store at Walgreens to Support LLS
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Walgreens are in your corner. Since 2019, Walgreens has helped to raise more than $30 million for LLS and S…
RESEARCH NOW: 9/11 AND BLOOD CANCER RISK IN FIRST RESPONDERS
All of us were impacted by the tragedy of September 11. For those who dedicated countless hours to rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts, the effects…
Clinical Trials: Why They Matter and How to Make Them More Accessible
Cancer treatments can be lifesaving. As an organization, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has invested more than $1.7 billion in blood cancer res…
5 Ways to Support Blood Cancer Patients
Have you ever Googled, “what to do for someone with cancer”? Have you felt helpless or frustrated when trying to think of something meaningful to offe…
Understanding Myeloma: A Quick Guide
Myeloma is a rare blood cancerLet’s address the elephant in the room. Myeloma is not a skin cancer—that’s melanoma. And it’s not a bone cancer—althoug…
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Meet Grace. Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivor. In April 2013, Grace was rushed to the hospital where she had a CT scan which showed she had two masses in her …
Bringing Together the CAR T-Cell Therapy Community
It’s easy to think of scientific researchers as existing in a vacuum: spending long days and evenings in a laboratory, making observations that most p…
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Is Leukemia Genetic?
Table of contentsIs leukemia genetic?Genetic vs. hereditaryThe role of genesGenetic diseaseHereditary diseaseGenes cause hereditary leukemiaRisk facto…
The History of Leukemia
Table of contentsHistory of LeukemiaFirst Studies of Blood and the Origin of LeukemiaEarly Leukemia DiscoveriesEarly Leukemia ClassificationEarly Leuk…