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Bonnie
I went to the ER with chest pain in March of 2013 when my doctor saw a spot in my CAT scan the size of an orange. A few days later, I had a biopsy and…
Booklet Updates
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society wants you to have the most up-to-date information about blood cancer treatment. See below for new treatments that have…
Kay and David
As an 18-year breast cancer survivor, Kay was just starting to enjoy retirement in 2018 when she was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma. Even though …
Ron
This started 11 years ago when my mom was first diagnosed with lymphoma. I wanted to do more and saw the purple team always out running events I was e…
Halley
My story with cancer began long before I was diagnosed this year at 33. When I was 4 years old, my 18-month-old sister, Hannah, became too tired to pl…
Graham
In the fall of 2008, my wife and I got married. Shortly after returning from our honeymoon, I began developing pains and weakness in my joints. This c…
Suggested Reading - The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty
The Human Side of Cancer: Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty Jimmie C. Holland, M.D., and Sheldon Lewis HarperCollins, 2000, 340 pages ISBN 0…
Understanding the clonal origin, evolution, and progression of myeloid malignancies
The overarching focus of my research is to understand the clonal origin, evolution, and progression of myeloid malignancies and biological and clinica…
Targeting chemotherapy resistance in relapsed leukemia.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) represents the most frequent type of cancer in children and displays high rates of relapse. In this context, mutati…
Unfolding selective pathway dependencies of CALR mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms
The goal of this study is to selectively eradicate blood cancer cells carrying mutations in a gene called calreticulin. Genes and corresponding protei…
wAIHA Warriors
To alleviate suffering and the socioeconomic impact of wAIHA through fostering and facilitating collaboration in the areas of education, public awaren…
Shining Stars Foundation
To transform lives through outdoor recreational and social programs for children and their families challenged with pediatric cancer or other life-thr…
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Survivorship in Histiocytic Neoplasms
Advances in the treatment of Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease have led to a growing survivor population; however, there is a …
Novel Immunotherapy Combinations in Relapsed, Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma
We are evaluating two parallel clinical trials with synergistic immunotherapies in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), including 1) tafasitamab and lenalidomi…
Exploiting escape from Y-inactivation as a synthetic dependency in MYC-driven lymphoma
As a lymphoma develops it expresses genes that are normally silenced to convey a survival advantage. When these genes are on the X or Y (sex chromosom…
Dissecting the mitochondrial alterations by aberrant NPM1 to the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndrome
Survival rates for those afflicted with MDS have not improved despite extensive effort to identify the key genetic events in its pathogenesis. This pr…
Clinical and molecular determinants of CLL eradication with targeted combination therapy
The genomic architecture of residual CLL and molecular determinants of disease progression after targeted combination therapy are unknown. In a phase …
Characterization and Targeting of Tumor-Associated Monocytes/ Macrophages that Limit the Efficacy of PD-1 Blockade in Lymphoma
Inhibition of the PD-1 exhaustion pathway enables the immune system to attack cancers. PD-1 blockade is now a standard treatment for relapsed classic …
Dental Lifeline Network
To provide access to comprehensive dentistry for society's most vulnerable individuals with disabilities or those who are elderly or medically at-risk…
Da’Ni
Thirteen-year-old Da’Ni was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in July 2018. She endured eight months of intense treatment before start…
Gabe
Just after I turned 12 years old, I was diagnosed with blood cancer. LLS supported me and my family as I endured chemotherapy treatment to be cancer f…
Polycythemia vera (PV) diagnosis
It is important to have an accurate diagnosis of PV, as it helps the doctor to estimate how the disease will progress and determine the appropriate tr…
Blood Cancer
Lauren
To be healed by the miracles of modern medicine and prayer was the most profound experience of my life. It is difficult to articulate the gratitude my…
Tricia
My story is truly about the little family that could. In 2002, I felt I had it all: a loving partner, a new job offer, and plans to start a family. Up…
Nutrition
Get important facts about nutrition, food safety, and more.Food provides valuable nutrients for cancer patients. Eating well during cancer treatment h…
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