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Communicating with your specialist or care team as a young adult

Communication with your specialist and the team coordinating your care is very important. Share with your doctor how much you want to know about your …

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Lorna

I don’t have a personal story to share about someone close to me, but as a nurse, I’ve had the privilege of caring for patients with blood cancer. The…

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Stories

First Descents

To provide free, outdoor adventures for young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. Offers various levels of adventure…

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Brent

They told my parents I wouldn’t make it to Christmas. Today, I’m , living proof that miracles happen.My life changed overnight during a routine busine…

Snapshot of Blaine Davis in hospital room, a cancer survivor

Blaine

Everything happens for a reason, even cancer. I am thrilled to say I just walked out of the hospital doors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center a…

Bruce, cancer survivor, standing in front of house, arm around his adult daughter

Bruce

In the fall of , I had a missed call and a “call me when you’re out of class” text from my Dad. I was a sophomore at the University of Georgia when I …

Gift of Life Marrow Registry

To facilitate transplantation of volunteer, unrelated donor stem cells as curative therapy for patients around the world of all socioeconomic backgrou…

Bone Marrow Tests

Doctors use bone marrow tests, which usually include a bone marrow biopsy and bone marrow aspiration, to examine the fluid and tissue in the bone marr…

Harshha, Lymphoma survivor, seated in hospital with IV

Harshha

Life is unpredictable! I started becoming sick from February of . My condition was ruining day by day with no symptoms besides a very bad cough that l…

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Nevaeh

Nevaeh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML+MLLr)+CNS chloromas on February , , at months old. Nevaeh first showed symptoms of high fevers,…

Dare 2 Dream

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Len

My son was rubbing my shoulders and noticed a lump on the side of my neck which freaked him out. He then told my wife about it and they demanded that…

Booklet Updates

Blood Cancer United wants you to have the most information about blood cancer treatment. See below for new treatments that have been FDA approved sin…

Genetic Study of Familial Chronic Lymphocytic Lymphoma

To increase understanding of the causes of lymphoma and to learn more about the genes that contribute to the disease. The study is based at Can…

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Jeffrey

My name is Jeff Kurowski and I am years old. I have lived with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) for two years and Crohn's disease (CD) for years. I …

Living with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Suggested Reading - Brain Tumors - Leaving the Garden of Eden

This is a survival guide to diagnosis, learning the basics, getting organized and finding your medical team, was written specifically for patients and…

Leukaemia Foundation of Australia

To fund research and to provide free services to support people with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders, and their families in A…

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Suggested Reading - It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

This is the story of a journey from inauspicious beginnings through triumph, tragedy, transformation and transcendence. It is the personal story of La…

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Sal

Meet Sal. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Survivor. Florida. Sal was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) before his daughter Olivia celebrated her …

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Mateo

On June , , at years old, Mateo was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Our world was completely upside down since that night. Our hea…

Translating molecular profiles into treatment approaches to target disparities in lymphoma

Although many patients with diffuse large lymphoma (DLBCL) are cured with standard therapy, others will die from their disease. Survival is significa…

Research: Grants

A phase 2 registration-directed clinical study of WU-CART-007, an allogeneic CAR-T targeting CD7, in patients with T-ALL/T-LBL

In February , TAP made an equity investment in Wugen to "Support Clinical Development of in Relapsed/Refractory /."Wugen is a biotechnology company …

Research: TAP

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Dane

I was diagnosed with stage diffuse large lymphoma (DLBCL) in the summer before my senior year of high school in . It was a tough adjustment dealing …

Image of young mom holding her baby in hospital room, cancer survivor

Amanda

In October , I was diagnosed with stage Hodgkin lymphoma, oh and I was months pregnant at the time. I had been having recurring bronchitis and sinus…

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Melissa

I want to tell you about my hero, my wife, Melissa. She is from the time she gets out of bed until the time she returns. She's been a part of Team In…

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Jude

At age five, on my fourth day of kindergarten, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). With the % survival rate for ALL, I was confid…