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Maggie

When I was years old, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (). I shocked the doctors with how I was still alive because I had a mass th…

Rylie

My name is Rylie York, I am years old and I'm currently a sophomore at Baylor University. I'm originally from Round Rock, Texas and I am a patient at…

Will

I am a cancer mom. I WAS a cancer mom. My youngest son, Will, was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) at age in April of . He, his dad, and I were b…

Jimmy

My journey with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) began in the summer of . My -, , athlete son, Jimmy, came to me complaining that he had pulled a…

Joe

In late , I sat in my car and cried.I’d just been diagnosed with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare, lymphoma blood cancer. I was , a dad, …

Financial and Legal

Balancing WorkThe many responsibilities of caring for someone often leads to job conflicts. Work is a financial necessity and a major source of person…

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Reticencia a la vacunación contra la COVID-19 entre los pacientes con cáncer de la sangre

Rena Conti1, Jesper Akesson2, Elisa Weiss3, Maria , Marialanna Lee3, Gabriela Gracia4, Brian Connell3, Lucy Culp3, Robert Metcalfe1, Boston Universit…

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 who wrote and released an album i…

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 % survival rate for ALL, I was confid…

Jane

In October , I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. After growing up never getting sick, I had cancer. It was incredibly difficult to comprehend at th…

Sara

Seeing RosesI sold my house―the one that I’d raised my children in―and moved to a rental until I found a new home for the new me, the me who was now …

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…

Tricia

My story is truly about the little family that could. In , I felt I had it all: a loving partner, a new job offer, and plans to start a family. Upon m…

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. …

FDA Approves First Drug for The Prevention of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved abatacept (Orencia), in combination with certain immunosuppressants, for the prevention of ac…

AJ

On December , , 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 dropped…

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…

Monica

This story I am about to share really is not mine; it is my family's story, and it is still very much ongoing.My parents are David and Sally, and I am…

El estudio más importante hasta la fecha demuestra que la mayoría de los pacientes con cáncer de la sangre se benefician de una tercera dosis primaria de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 de tipo ARNm

El estudio respalda la recomendación de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) para adultos inmun…

Un nuevo estudio demuestra que la mayoría de los pacientes con cáncer de la sangre se benefician de una dosis adicional de la vacuna contra la COVID-19

Los tratamientos inmunosupresores, un componente esencial de gran parte de la atención médica para el cáncer de los pacientes, pueden disminuir la res…