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OncoLink
To support patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers by providing , cancer education that addresses needs from risk assessment through diagnosis…
Alexandra
Blood cancer has touched my life in ways both close and profound. I have seen the emotional, physical, and mental toll it takes not only on those diag…
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Association of Oncology Social Work
To advance excellence in the psychosocial care of persons with cancer, their families, and caregivers through: networking ,education , advocacy, resea…
Deidra
I am a native of Birmingham, Alabama. I have a daughter who is a psychiatrist at the University of Maryland. I have two grandchildren, ages three and …
Videos for school personnel
The following videos were created to assist school personnel in supporting a student attending school during or after cancer treatment, and their clas…
YAconnect: Young Adults Living with Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
Healing Happens Around The Dinner Table
Too many parents lose their children to blood cancer each year. It’s a devastating experience for families blindsided by the harsh realities of cancer…
Hardee
In April , I was diagnosed with Stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). My life was turned upside down after this diagnosis, and I was in extreme denial even mo…
Michael
In , Michael’s daughter Carley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), – a rare form of blood cancer – at just two and a half years old. Fo…
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LLS Researchers
Partnering for Cures – Our Unique Collaborations Span ContinentsAs the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to fighting blood cancers, The Leukemia & L…
Peer-to-peer support
Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection® ProgramIf you or a family member has been diagnosed with a blood cancer, you may find it helpful to speak wi…
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Fred
I have a history of cancer. In , I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and lung cancer. I went through oral chemotherapy, radiation, and then surgery…
Stories
Berenise
On October , , as a senior in college, I was spontaneously diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I was immediately admitted into the hospital …
Stories
Liz
In December , my fiancé, Darla, was diagnosed with stage small lymphoma (NHL). Her doctors developed a plan to start her on chemotherapy as soon as …
Laura
When you hear the words, “Your child has cancer,” your whole world stops, without permission, as you and your child are thrust onto the rollercoaster …
Dare 2 Dream
Jeff
My cancer diagnosis began in an unexpected place.While traveling in Mexico, I became seriously ill with what I believed was food poisoning. After retu…
Stories
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…
Douglas
My story begins almost years ago in , when I was diagnosed with cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Back then, there was no cure for CLL exce…
Chris
Getting diagnosed with blood cancer is an absolute nightmare at any age, but at , with a young wife and building a career, facing cancer felt like my …
Dare 2 Dream
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Making clinical trials work for patients
Improving access to clinical trials.Clinical trials are the primary vehicle for developing new treatments for patients with cancer and, for many patie…
Advocacy
Express, Create, Heal
Powered by A Moment of Magic, the goal of Express Create Heal is to improve mental health outcomes for children affected by cancerOffers social emoti…
Joan
What a beautiful wedding, a beautiful bride, and a handsome groom. Love was in the air. For weeks this lovely couple lived in their honeymoon state o…
Cathy
I had blood cancer and for that, I’m lucky. I’m not being facetious, I really believe I’m lucky. The doctors told me that Stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)…
Karrah
I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in June of . Like a whirlwind, I spent the next nine months fighting for my life, battl…
Jenna
Nobody ever expects to be diagnosed with cancer at , but that’s exactly what happened to me. It came completely out of the blue. I had zero symptoms. …
Genomic interrogation of high-risk myeloid neoplasms to identify new therapies
The goal of my research program is to improve the outcomes for patients with myeloid blood cancers, particularly those with loss of chromosome or C…