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Healthcare for undocumented young adults
In most states, undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in Medicare, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or to buy Mark…
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Healthcare for undocumented children
In most states, undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in Medicare, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or to buy Mark…
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Dental Health
Dental care is an important part of overall cancer care. Good nutrition also plays a big role in dental health. Problems with the teeth, gums or mouth…
Pamela
In the fall of 2009, I rushed my wife, Pam Lewis, to the first of six emergency room visits. As with all of the visits, she was in such acute pain sh…
Alayna
September 8, 2021: I didn’t know it at the time, but the mass I found in my neck the night before I started my senior year of high school would foreve…
Jordana
Jordana was busy being a mom, wife, and radio host when she began experiencing fatigue, hot flashes, and bruising in the fall of 2020.“I've been feeli…
Whitney
I am delighted to be a new member of the Clinical Trial Support Center team at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)! After eight years as a clinical …
Anubha
I experienced extreme nausea and slight shortness of breath for a week prior to being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), clots in my l…
Living with Acute Leukemia
Cancer drug therapies
In the past decade alone, new drugs and new uses for existing drugs have greatly improved rates of cure or remission for patients of all ages. Newer "…
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Healthcare for undocumented people
In most states, undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in Medicare, Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or to buy Mark…
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Cancer drug therapies for young adults
In the past decade alone, new drugs and new uses for existing drugs have greatly improved rates of cure or remission for people with blood cancer of a…
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Cancer drug therapies for children and teens
In the past decade alone, new drugs and new uses for existing drugs have greatly improved rates of cure or remission for patients of all ages. Newer "…
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Managing finances and insurance coverage
Healthcare costs are a key concern for most people with blood cancer. Many patients don't have health insurance, and for others, coverage is limited. …
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Kelly
In January 2020, I was a 21-year-old full-time pre-medical student diagnosed with Stage 2E Nodular Sclerosis Classical Hodgkin lymphoma, about three w…
Childhood and Young Adult Resources
On this Page:Resources for Children, Young Adults and ParentsResources for Healthcare ProfessionalsResources for Children, Young Adults and ParentsOne…
Sarah
I was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-cell ALL) in October 2020 at the age of 38. It was a shocking diagnosis. I started feeling…
Tina
Today I am CELEBRATING!! AHHHHH, SO BLESSED!!! It’s been 20 years since my leukemia diagnosis! I am celebrating because of so many reasons!I am celebr…
Dominic
Our son Dominic was diagnosed with MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on July 14, 2020. The mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) gene rearrangement i…
Biosimilars versus generic drugs
Biosimilars and generic drugs are both created based on existing FDA-approved brand-name drugs. The brand-name drug is called either as a “reference p…
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Biosimilars versus generic drugs for young adults
Biosimilars and generic drugs are both created based off existing FDA-approved brand-name drugs. The brand name drug is called either a “reference pro…
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Julian
I was a 10-year-old kid when I was diagnosed with leukemia. I was a happy, energetic kid who loved being outside and was a straight-A student. However…
Brianna
"He was the king of positivity" is what Dr. McCarthy at Roswell Park said to me the day after my Dad passed away from complications of GVHD or graft-v…
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
To further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and …
Gisenia
In October 2015, Gisenia Reyes heard the words "You have cancer." Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive type of blood cancer. She…
Carson
In October 2016, after a few months of asymptomatic fevers, joint pain, and extreme irritability, Carson was admitted to the University of Virginia Ch…