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Matt
On February 2nd, my youngest daughter, Harper, was diagnosed with leukemia. Three and a half years later as I'm writing this I have a lump in my thro…
Ira
In August , at age , I was literally in the best shape of my life. I was an avid cyclist, averaging more than miles per week, leading groups of rider…
Kendric
In June , I was diagnosed with stage IV Hodgkins lymphoma, but let's backtrack for a minute. In September , I notice that I would (sometimes) experien…
Alison & Keith
This is a love story about two Team In Training honorees, Alison and Keith. Keith has been a recreational runner for many years and first learned of T…
Finding a Clinical Trial
If you're interested in the possibility of a clinical trial as a treatment option, talk with your doctor first. He or she can help you find an eligibl…
Blood Cancer United Scholarship for Blood Cancer Survivors
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) knows how challenging it can be to plan for your future during or after cancer treatment. Hospital stays and int…
Lyndi
In March , I began feeling off...I didn't know what it was. I thought perhaps it was a loss of a relationship that broke me to my core, or the fact th…
Lymph node aspiration and biopsy
A lymph node aspiration is a type of biopsy procedure. These procedures are used to detect cancer cells in lymph nodes. The tissue sample that can be …
Lymph node aspiration and biopsy
A lymph node aspiration is a type of biopsy procedure. These procedures are used to detect cancer cells in lymph nodes. The tissue sample that can be …
Jonathan
I had been feeling very tired and dealing with massive headaches for about a month. Friends and family started to notice my pale skin and that all I w…
Nik
Hello, my name is Nikolas. I am years old, almost , and have been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for eight years. On November , …
Living with Acute Leukemia
Mia
As Mia started her third grade year at elementary school she began complaining of pain in her legs. At first, her mom just thought it was normal growi…
D'Nya
D'Nya was six years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). That day in was the scariest moment of our lives. It all s…
Lymph node aspiration and biopsy
A lymph node aspiration is a type of biopsy procedure. These procedures are used to detect cancer cells in lymph nodes. The tissue sample that can be …
Support Resources
Ethar
Refugee Family Gives Back to LLS after Daughter Survives Leukemia Ethar and her family moved to the United States from Iraq in . Just one year lat…
Amanda
The word “warrior” seems too tame to describe Amanda Monteiro, a volunteer with Blood Cancer United. She’s fueled by her desire to prevent another chi…
Dare 2 Dream
Mayra
I am years old and a mother of two. Last year on December , , I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer. My world…
Dare 2 Dream
Secura Bio Announces the Presentation of New COPIKTRA® (duvelisib) Data for the Treatment of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory PTCL
SUMMERLIN, Nev., Dec. , - Secura Bio, Inc., an integrated pharmaceutical company dedicated to the worldwide development and commercialization of impa…
Affimed Doses First Patient in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Natural Killer Cells in Combination with AFM13
Heidelberg, Germany, October , – Affimed N.V. (Nasdaq: AFMD), a company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, tod…
LLS Applauds Data from Celator Study of CPX-351 for High-Risk AML Patients
White Plains, N.Y. (June , ) – Interim data released today by Celator Pharmaceuticals regarding its study of , a special formulation of two standard …
News Release
Pediatric Blood Cancer Initiatives & Advances Regarding Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant and CAR T-cell Therapy
This program addressed the many unique needs and breakthrough advances designated to save and heal youngsters. Dr. Kevin J. Curran, Pediatric Directo…
Blood Cancer
Kenneth
On August , , I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). It turns out, after much and a second cervical excision, that I actually had diffuse large …
Tessa
Tessa surprised our family when she came rockin' an extra chromosome. She spent days in the NICU and left with oxygen but seemed in good health other…
Suggested Reading - ACS Complete Guide to Nutrition for Cancer Survivors: Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer
American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Nutrition for Cancer Survivors: Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer by Abby S. Bloch PhD RD (E…
Christal
My brother was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in September and passed away in April , his senior year of high school and less than…