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Helena

In , a few days before Thanksgiving, Helena noticed something. She was having difficulty lifting speakers at her gigs. She became winded after only a …

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Brescia

I am a Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with cancer during my college years and took a semester off to begin chemotherapy and tr…

Dare 2 Dream

Geoffrey

My wife was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in November . She went through a protocol of a steroid regimen followed by one year of …

Tasnim

What started as an internship opportunity turned into so much more for Tasnim when she began working with LLS in the summer of . Tasnim, who is pursu…

A woman with soft, wavy blonde hair is gently illuminated against a warm red background, the light catching the curls that frame her shoulders. The calm, elegant portrait carries a quiet strength and dignity, reflecting the resilience, hope, and heartfelt determination so often shown by those whose lives have been touched by blood cancer.

Amy

I am years old and just learned that I have had polycythemia vera (PV) for years. My RBC, hemoglobin, and hematocrit levels are high and have been fo…

Stories

Marko

I am years old and from a small town in New Jersey. I was diagnosed with stage anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). I have spent my whole senior y…

Dare 2 Dream

Lazarex Cancer Foundation

To improve access to clinical trials for cancer patientsHelps cancer patients navigate clinical trial optionsProvides community outreach and education…

Stars Will Twinkle, The Sun Will Shine

Follow Olivia and her family as she is diagnosed with leukemia, goes to the hospital for treatment, and returns to school.

Other Disease Studies

Another type of study that blood cancer patients and their relatives can participate in is a nontherapeutic study. Nontherapeutic studies aren't consi…

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Maria

By the end of November , I started feeling an overwhelming fatigue. I developed a fever and my physician sent me urgently to the emergency room. There…

A cyclist stands outdoors beside a bicycle, wearing a neon green jacket, black shorts, helmet, sunglasses, and patterned black socks. They smile at the camera with a waterfront marina full of sailboats and a large building in the background. The scene includes large trees with exposed roots and another person sitting on a bench with a bicycle nearby, suggesting a sunny, recreational outing in a coastal setting.

Malcolm

I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in at age . Although my genetic factors indicated disease (13q14 del), my white count rapidl…

Kevin

On October 30th, , I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at years old and having been an athlete my entire life. I was actually sw…

Keaton

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in May of . I first noticed something was wrong in January of that year when I noticed lumps in my neck. I …

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Stefani

I was experiencing a really bad sore throat for at least a month. It would come and go. No meds or steroid shots about the fourth week helped. I atten…

Living with Acute Leukemia

Targeting the Osteogenic Lineage as a Therapeutic Strategy in Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma causes devastating bone disease characterised by focal bone lesions and generalise bone loss, which leads to an increase in bone frac…

Identifying Prognostic Markers of Relapse in Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) and HCL-Variant by Profiling Mutated Blood Stem Cells and Fibrosis Pathways

This collaborative program investigates why Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL) and its variant often relapse despite effective therapies and why fibrosis freq…