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Betty

In , after doing a -mile, walk in support of breast cancer, of which I am also a survivor of, I realized that something seemed wrong as the walk was …

Casey

It was in May, that - Casey Moore began experiencing her first symptoms of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). For a week straight, Casey had been vomiti…

Tom

Hello Friends — this is my leukemia journey, For those of you who don’t know me, my entire -year teaching career was spent with - year olds. I’ve alwa…

Pamela

In the fall of , 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 she co…

FDA Approves First Drug for The Prevention of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved abatacept (Orencia), in combination with certain immunosuppressants, for the prevention of ac…

FDA Approves New Type of BTK Inhibitor to Treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca™), the first , reversable BTK inhibitor for the treatment of adults with …

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Dax

“I just wanted to let you guys know that I’m so supportive of everybody who likes my stuff even though not a lot of people like my stuff – like I’m no…

Fredda

It was the , I was in my late 40s, and I often felt symptoms, but it was never a case. I’d say to family and friends that it’d be better if I were t…

Heriberto

I was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) on Friday the 13th ― August , , to be exact ― seven months after being married, three months after my weddi…

Sofia

Sofia’s story starts in November . Actually, it starts on March , , when she was born. She has been my fierce, independent, little girl from the . On…

Renee

I was a senior in high school preparing to graduate. I had summer plans to work at my youth group camp and endless ideas for my future. That all came …

Gerardo (Jerry)

I came into this world with a ,-mile warranty. During all my life, maybe I had a cold once in a while, some minor stuff, a bit of bursitis, but nothin…

Watch and Wait

Watch and wait involves closely monitoring a patient's condition without giving any treatment until symptoms appear or change. Some people can manage …

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 diseas…

Lenny

I am nominating an extraordinary person, that I have never met in person before. This person truly changed my life in many ways. He has performed m…

Maria

My son, AJ, was diagnosed with leukemia on September , , and from then on, our life changed. AJ had bumps, turns, and stops during his treatment, but …

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