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Home care for young adults
You don't necessarily need to depend on inpatient medical facilities to meet all your healthcare needs. If your condition allows, you can get the qual…
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Nicolasa
The first time I heard of Team In Training (TNT) and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was when my friend and I wanted to run th…
Paul
I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age and since then I've had two bone marrow transplants and . For the past years I …
Dare 2 Dream
Stefan
Not that long ago, leukemia was an invariably fatal disease. These cancers presented with such ferocity and aggression that, in many cases, patient de…
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Honoring Blood Cancer Survivors
Throughout June, in commemoration of #NationalCancerSurvivorMonth, we at LLS have been highlighting the resilience and achievements of blood cancer su…
Stem cell transplantation
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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Chemobrain in children and teens
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can cause problems with cognitive (mental) functions, such as concentration, memory and the ability to multitask. M…
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Home care for children and teens
You don't necessarily need to depend on inpatient medical facilities to meet your child’s healthcare needs. If your child’s condition allows, they can…
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Gabriele
For approximately a year leading up to my diagnosis, I began experiencing various symptoms and was generally feeling unwell. About months prior to di…
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Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
General Information Central nervous system lymphoma is a rare lymphoma in which malignant (cancer) cells from lymph tissue form in the brain and/o…
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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Is Leukemia Genetic?
Table of contentsIs leukemia genetic?Genetic vs. hereditaryThe role of genesGenetic diseaseHereditary diseaseGenes cause hereditary leukemiaRisk facto…
We Dare to Dream so Their Dreams Come True
Did you know that blood cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis for children, accounting for % of pediatric cancer cases? In fact, nearly , childre…
Aiden
In November , God spoke to me and told me to take Aiden to the hospital. He had a lingering cough and random fevers that would come and go over the mo…
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Kimberly
In October of , I became sick with a sinus infection. After a -day dose of antibiotics, I was still sick, and the doctor gave me a stronger dose of an…
Dave
It all started for me the day our first child turned two months old. She was extremely colicky, and we would spend hours every night trying to get her…
The History of Leukemia
Table of contentsHistory of LeukemiaFirst Studies of Blood and the Origin of LeukemiaEarly Leukemia DiscoveriesEarly Leukemia ClassificationEarly Leuk…
Oren
My story starts on July , . We were two months away from my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah, and I decided to treat myself and get a custom suit made. I went i…
John
Diagnosis: It was a trip to an alternate reality. Not out of body, but out of sound mind. As though my consciousness had changed its voice. Confidence…
Steve
Happy Pride! As a member of LLS’s new LGBTQIA+ employee resource group, Prism Alliance, and as staff in the Office of Public Policy (OPP), I’m excited…
Claire
In February , our daughter, Claire, was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) just three short months after we celebrated her sec…
When your child has cancer
Hearing that your child has cancer is terrifying for any parent. Today, most childhood cancer patients can expect to have full and productive lives. M…
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in children and teens
disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in young adults
disease (GVHD) is a potentially serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In this treatm…
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“Stages” of Leukemia: Understanding Classification and Progression
Table of contentsStages of Leukemia Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Chronic Mye…