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Hanumantha "Chinni"

I'm a pediatric hematology/oncology physician with a focus on treating children diagnosed with blood cancer. I have had the honor of working with The …

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Holly

In , I joined The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Tennessee Chapter as a supportive member of Team Addie. I had friends who became team members the …

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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…

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Allison

I was diagnosed with cancer at the age of with lymphoma (NHL). I was a healthy - who went to college playing golf and lacrosse. We found the tumor r…

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Matt

"The whole future lives in uncertainty. Live immediately.” – Seneca the YoungerI’m running the Boston Marathon and fundraising for Blood Cancer Unite…

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Lisa

I lost my big brother, Vincent J. Di Cristo, to two forms of cancer on February , . He apparently had both lymphoma as well as Burkitt lymphoma. I’…

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Jace

At years old, I was living my life like any of my peers. I felt young and invincible, working towards my career goals, navigating life the best I cou…

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Jack

In September , I was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) just days after returning from my first Division I swimming recruiting trip. At , I…

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Dana

I was diagnosed with stage lymphoma (NHL) in January . I was lucky enough to get into City of Hope which is about minutes from my house. I received…

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Robert

I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when I was years old the summer before I was supposed to start college. Instead, I spent six months…

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Melanie

I beat stage lymphoma last year after six months of aggressive chemotherapy. Honestly, I wasn't given much information from my centers, but The Leuke…

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Lyndsey

Five months before my husband, Wes, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), we moved our family to a new town. Like many families, we were chasing a…

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Nicholas

The fight against cancer has always been a passion of mine. In college, I served on the Board of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life chapter fo…

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Ilse

Thirty years ago I was told I needed additional blood tests after a routine . I was too busy to follow those instructions. Looking back, it probably w…

Living with Myeloma

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Luke

I had just turned one year and three months old, going into my second year of life, when my parents were told I had leukemia. Obviously, this is somet…

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Developing Novel CAR-T Cell Therapy For Hematologic Malignancies

We observed that patients with many hematologic cancers expressed high levels of DKK1 and generated novel human DKK1-A2 cells that can kill cancer ce…

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the bone marrow and the blood that progresses rapidly without treatment. ALL does not have a clear c…

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Maggie

I often said that cancer showed up at the worst time for me. I was finishing my first year of medical school and was in the midst of a very busy seaso…

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Coy

My son, Coy, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) on May , . He was a junior at the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) and had just won nat…

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Jose

I never imagined I’d be writing a story like this. Not because cancer is rare — sadly, it’s not — but because I was always the healthy one. At , I’d s…

Sy's Fund

To assist young adults who are facing the challenges of cancer by funding their creative passions, pursuits, and hobbies as well as integrative therap…

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25 Patient and Provider Groups Applaud Supreme Court Ruling, Though Express Concern About Other Plaintiffs Keeping FDA Authority Challenge Alive

WASHINGTON, D.C., June , – Our organizations, representing patients with serious health conditions and disabilities and their providers, applaud the…

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A precision-based all-oral combination of venetoclax, oral decitabine, and IDH1/2 targeted inhibition for patients with IDH1 or IDH2 mutated AML

My ultimate goal is to develop more effective, better tolerated, and individualized treatment for patients with AML. This project focuses on AML patie…

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Erika

I am a - cancer survivor. In February , I found a suspect lump and had become unusually tired. I was a single mother of a very active - boy, so when …

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Jade

Last year in June of , I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of . This diagnosis came as a complete shock to my family an…

YAconnect: Young Adults Living with Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma