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A guide to Blood Cancer Awareness Month

Hope. When times are tough, it’s often hope people look for. We want things to work out, to see reasons to keep going. You hear “hope” a lot in conjun…

Honoring My Daughter’s Legacy By Continuing Her Fight

Amanda Monteiro is a leukemia mom, volunteer, and Children's Initiative Ambassador for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), advocate for pediatric c…

LLS and volunteers cheer California laws promoting health equity

LLS and blood cancer advocates are celebrating after our efforts helped make two bills become law in California, advancing health equity and improving…

LLS advocates helped North Carolina expand Medicaid

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper just signed Medicaid expansion into law, following years of advocacy from LLS volunteers and staff. Once it takes effec…

Blood Cancer Research Poised for Another ‘Banner Year’ in 2024

More than , medical professionals from across the world came together in December to discuss the latest blood cancer developments during the annual me…

She survived leukemia and now fights for the patients our healthcare system overlooks

Valerie Taylor nearly lost her life because she couldn’t afford the high cost of cancer care. Taylor—a volunteer and advocate—shares why she’s working…

A race for blood cancer research

Caring about something makes you want to take action. To get moving. And when you care about people with blood cancer, you might feel that pull more u…

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 2025 Research Grants Include Acute Leukemia in Children with Down Syndrome

LLS has more than $ million research funding commitments to propel the next generation of blood cancer care Patient education, financial support and a…

More Than 5 Million New Yorkers Are Getting "In-Network" Access to Top Cancer Centers

Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week: Free Support & Financial Resources from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Blood Cancer Patients, Survivors, Families & Caregivers

Two Survivors Moving Mountains for Blood Cancer Care

A blood cancer diagnosis can feel like a mountain to climb—testing your stamina and willpower, challenging your body the longer you go on. But for sur…

Highlights in Therapy: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Breakthroughs and Progress: Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Vanessa Bayer to Headline 2026 Leukemia Ball

Blood Cancer United ® will welcome Saturday Night Live alum, actress, comedian, producer and pediatric blood cancer survivor Vanessa Bayer to headline…

Key Insights: Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Key Insights: Treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Download: Program slidesTopicsThis patient education program will cover:Watch and wait (active surveillance) for CLLCurrent and emerging therapiesMana…

LCK-targeted Therapy in T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

acute lymphoblastic leukemia () is a highly aggressive leukemia in adults with -year survival rate of only about % in patients with relapsed/refractor…

Acute Leukemia and Myeloid Malignancies Rounds Philadelphia

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): Current Strategies & Insights

Topics CoveredWe invite you to learn more about:How chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is treatedTreatment goals and monitoring for CMLManaging side effec…

DNA damage, immune response, aging and leukemia

Hematopoiesis is tightly regulated by intrinsic and extrinsic signals, alterations of which can affect hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function and lead…

CEBPA mutations in the pathogenesis of leukemia

mutations affecting the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of C/EBPα characterize a distinct subset of acute myeloid leukemia with relatively favorabl…

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) signs and symptoms

Many people do not display CLL symptoms. An unexplained, elevated white blood cell count commonly leads a doctor to consider a CLL diagnosis.

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) signs and symptoms

Signs and symptoms of HCLThe signs and symptoms of hairy cell leukemia aren't specific and are common to other, less serious illnesses. However, if yo…