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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 …
David
On June , , - David Stim visited his pediatrician's office to have a routine school physical. During the exam, the nurse practitioner noticed an enlar…
Graham
In the fall of , my wife and I got married. Shortly after returning from our honeymoon, I began developing pains and weakness in my joints. This conti…
Crucial LLS Support Drives Approval of New Precision Medicine for Rare Group of Blood Diseases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved cobimetinib (Cotellic®), a precision medicine treatment for adults with any of a family…
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…
Board of Trustees - Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley Chapter's Board of Trustees is comprised of distinguished individuals dedicated to Blood Cancer United's mission to cure leukemia, l…
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FDA Approves New Type of BTK Inhibitor to Treat Mantle Cell Lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca™), the first , reversable BTK inhibitor for the treatment of adults with …
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Richard
“I have lost my hero, I have lost my friend, but for you, my darling, I would do it all again.”I feel so blessed to have had the joy of meeting her an…
Vaccinations and blood cancer
Many types of blood cancer can reduce the ability to fight infections. Blood cancer, as well as its treatment, can also affect the level or length of …
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Madeleine
We were lucky. It seems strange to frame it that way, but it's true.My - daughter discovered a lump in her neck back in April of . Because of COVID, w…
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James
I was diagnosed with stage follicular lymphoma (FL), a type of lymphoma (NHL), at the end of , and our world was turned upside down. I lived a prett…
Lori
Lori’s journey to becoming a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) volunteer began back in through her own experience with being diagnosed with Myelofibr…
Yesenia
My name is Yesenia and this is my story. I began my first semester of university in fall . While I was away for college I started experiencing some sy…
LLS recomienda a los pacientes con cáncer de la sangre que se vacunen, ya que su Registro Nacional de Pacientes ingresa en la siguiente fase de los estudios de las vacunas contra la COVID-19
Rye Brook, N.Y., de julio de —The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) comenzó esta semana el reclutamiento para un nuevo estudio que evalúa la respues…
Diana
My introduction to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) began in the early 2000s. I joined a Light The Night Team to support research and programs fo…
Sonny
The last conversation I had with my daughter Sonny was one that I will never forget. As she sat there exhausted from the leukemia and CDiff and sepsi…
Methods to Administer Drugs
Chemotherapy and other drugs are often given in combination with each other and can be given in different ways. The method of administering the drug i…
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment
Every patient’s situation should be evaluated individually by a who specializes in treating MDS and who will discuss the disease subtype, prognostic …
Blood Cancer
FDA Approves the First Interferon for Adults With Polycythemia Vera
This is the first medication approved for PV that patients can take regardless of their treatment history, meaning it can be used to treat this rare f…
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
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…
Allie
On July , , I rang a bell in the lobby of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital that signified the end of my chemotherapy treatments and the beginning of…
Un estudio de la Sociedad de Lucha contra la Leucemia y el Linfoma demuestra que la vacuna contra la COVID-19 es segura, pero el 25 % de los pacientes con cáncer de la sangre no producen anticuerpos detectables
El estudio más grande hasta el momento comunica hallazgos detallados según el tipo de cáncer de la sangre y el tratamiento Los pacientes con linfoma …
America’s Youngest Generation is Trailblazing the Way for a Future without Cancer
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Announces Winners of National Students of the Year Philanthropic Competition …