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Cancer Patients Cheer Senate Passage of Landmark Health Reforms
“We’re elated for—and alongside—cancer patients who have been advocating for these reforms for years,” said Gwen Nichols, M.D., LLS Chief Medical Offi…
LLS Applauds FDA Approval of New Treatment Option for Pediatric Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®) in combination with standard dose-intensive chemotherap…
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FDA Approves New Treatment for Children and Young Adults with Chronic Graft versus Host Disease
This week marked another milestone for the treatment of graft versus host disease in children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ib…
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Jane
In October 2015, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. After growing up never getting sick, I had cancer. It was incredibly difficult to comprehend a…
Sara
Seeing RosesI sold my house―the one that I’d raised my children in―and moved to a non-descript rental until I found a new home for the new me, the me …
Joshua
Just three days after Christmas, my world was turned upside down. I was admitted to the hospital because I was unable to keep any food down and felt t…
Thomas
I had bariatric surgery on May 11, 2022. At the time, I weighed just under 600 pounds, and I understood that there was a higher possibility for compli…
Joshua
Just three days after Christmas, my world was turned upside down. I was admitted to the hospital because I was unable to keep any food down and felt t…
Jude
At age five, on my fourth day of kindergarten, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). With the 85% survival rate for ALL, I was conf…
Tricia
My story is truly about the little family that could. In 2002, I felt I had it all: a loving partner, a new job offer, and plans to start a family. Up…
Chaneta Juliet
Hi, my name is Chaneta, I like to go by Juliet. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. I’m a singer-songwriter who wrote and re…
AJ
On December 23, 2018, our lives changed forever. And sadly, it was just the beginning.I was assigned to work a night shift an hour away from where I d…
Understanding blood cancers and treatment options
Leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are types of cancer that can affect the bone mar…
Declaración de LLS sobre la estrategia federal de vacunación
(Rye Brook, NY, 10 de septiembre de 2021) — Nuestra principal prioridad es, y siempre ha sido, la seguridad de los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cánce…
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…
Caitlyn
My world started to turn upside down in January of 2019 after starting to exercise and trying to lose weight. At first, I thought I had pulled a muscl…
Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn describes herself as a wanderlust who never likes to let the grass grow under her feet. After college, she moved from her hometown in Florid…
Emmanuel "Manny"
Our son Emmanuel “Manny,” though born with special needs (Down syndrome), was and is your typical little boy. However, up until the time he turned 18 …
Kabir
Kabir is an eight-year-old boy who is very affectionate, loving, and sweet. He has endless interests and loves dogs, superheroes, ponies, mermaids, ma…
Chemotherapy and Drug Therapy
The main treatment for active myeloma is systemic drug therapy (meaning the drugs travel through the bloodstream to kill malignant cells). The initial…
Talking About Cancer
Telling people about your diagnosis is a very personal decision. Some people with cancer choose to tell only close family. Others find it helps to let…
LLS 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…
Paul
I was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age 25 and since then I've had two bone marrow transplants and CAR-T. For the past 8 …
Dare 2 Dream
Renee
I was a senior in high school preparing to graduate. I had summer plans to work at my youth group camp and endless ideas for my future. That all came …
Heriberto
I was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) on Friday the 13th ― August 13, 2021, to be exact ― seven months after being married, three months after my…