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Deborah

I am a - mother of two, the owner of a small business, Park Hill Yoga and have been married for years. Being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in Decem…

BRIDGE (Blood cancer Research Initiative Developing Greater Engagement) with community patients

The Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) Meyer Cancer Center (MCC) has an internationally recognized, clinical/translational blood cancer research program foc…

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Another First: FDA Approves Car T-Immunotherapy for Treatment of Aggressive Form of Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the CAR treatment axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta®) for patients with follicular lymphom…

Watch and wait for children and teens

Watch and wait (active surveillance) involves closely watching a patient’s condition but not giving any treatment unless there are changes in signs, s…

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Jess

Thirteen years ago, my cousin brought me and our family into the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) world. Her friend's dad had lost his battle, an…

Thomas

I had bariatric surgery on May , . At the time, I weighed just under pounds, and I understood that there was a higher possibility for complications. …

A person is seated in a medical treatment chair with an IV line connected to the arm. The individual is wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and has a blue protective sheet draped over the lap. A patterned blanket covers part of the legs, and a white disposable cup is placed on a small tray nearby. In the background, there is medical equipment including an infusion pump with digital displays, tubing, and a yellow biohazard container. The setting appears to be a clinical or hospital environment.

Natalie

My name is Natalie, and I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at years old, just before starting my senior year at the University of Delaware.In…

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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…

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Dax

“I just wanted to let you guys know that I’m so supportive of everybody who likes my stuff even though not a lot of people like my stuff – like I’m no…

Dylan

I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) the summer of , right before the start of my junior year in high school. Due to slow immune re…

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…

Casey

It was in May, that - Casey Moore began experiencing her first symptoms of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). For a week straight, Casey had been vomiti…

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…

Dare 2 Dream

Addressing Inequities in Access to Care for Patients with Hematologic Malignancy: Understanding the Impact of Telehealth Policies in Medicaid

Telehealth could improve access for Medicaid patients with a blood cancer who experience barriers to specialty care, but not all specialists offer it.…

Functional dissection of heterogeneity of responses to CAR T cells using Spatiotemporal Image-guided Genomic and Cellular Analysis (SaGA) in myeloma

Despite remarkable progress in the last years, multiple myeloma remains an incurable disease. In recent years, CAR T cell products that target BCMA …

Blood Cancer United Receives AWS Grant to Expand Use of Generative AI in Beat AML Master Clinical Trial Tool

Grant will scale AI‑driven automation for regulatory documentation to help accelerate clinical research.

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Teams Up with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity To Educate And Empower Communities About Blood Cancer

Collaboration Efforts Designed to Advance Health Education and Address Racial Disparities in Blood Cancers Affecting Black Communities

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Study from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Provides New Information on How Blood Cancer Patients Respond to COVID-19 Vaccines

A new study from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society reports that blood cancer patients who do not produce detectable antibodies after vaccination may ha…