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How could a coronavirus vaccine help people with blood cancer?
Find out how coronavirus vaccines work and their potential to protect people with blood cancer.
We're calling on the government to #SaveOurShielders
We're calling on the government to Save Our Shielders
Our view on the proposed pause in Covid-19 shielding
Read Blood Cancer UK's response to the proposed pause in Covid-19 shielding and find out what this means for people with blood cancer.
What effect is COVID-19 having on blood cancer research?
Find out how blood cancer research is being effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
How should coronavirus shielding guidance for blood cancer change?
As we get used to the idea that coronavirus will be with us for a long time, what do we need to know to safely relax shielding guidance? How should that change happen, and how much do we know already?
Common symptoms of coronavirus are also symptoms of blood cancer
Dr Alex Langridge (Haematology Registrar in the North East of England) explains the challenges of detecting blood cancer when symptoms are similar to coronavirus, and what can be done about it.
People with blood cancer now make up a bigger proportion of coronavirus intensive care patients
Our analysis shows the proportion of people in intensive care because of coronavirus – who also have blood cancer – increased between April and May.
Why are people with blood cancer being told to shield for 12 weeks?
Here's the information we have on why people with blood cancer are being asked to shield.
Coronavirus mental health crisis for people with blood cancer
Over half of people who are shielding from coronavirus are struggling with their mental health and nearly one in 10 say the impact is severe, our survey of people with blood cancer has found.
How is the coronarvirus affecting the blood cancer community’s mental health?
In the current climate, it’s inevitable that many people’s mental health will be affected to some extent as we’re cooped up inside and cut off from friends and family. But what impact has the coronavirus pandemic had on people affected by blood cancer specifically?
From Dine Out to Dine IN – Confessions of a Technophobe
Technophobe Maria Clarke from our Glasgow and District Branch hosts a successful virtual fundraiser.
Findings from our survey on COVID-19
Discover the findings from the Blood Cancer UK COVID-19 survey of people with blood cancer and those supporting them.
Over a third of people with blood cancer “haven’t had shielding letter”
Our survey found that over a third of people with blood cancer who are expecting to get a letter telling them to stay at home and shield because of the coronavirus have not yet received one.
People with undiagnosed blood cancer don't know they're vulnerable to coronavirus
There are over 10,000 people with undiagnosed blood cancer who are extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus, but don't know it.
Could a blood cancer drug be used to help people with COVID-19?
Calquence is being trialled in patients with COVID-19 who are critically ill, in the hope that it may reduce damage to their lungs.
Five charities call for supermarkets to sign up to key pledges
We've written to supermarkets with six key pledges, to ensure people with blood cancer and other vulnerable people shielding for 12 weeks can get food deliveries.
Call for supermarkets to prioritise people with blood cancer for online orders
We've written to the government and six major supermarkets, calling on them to take urgent action to make sure people with blood cancer can get food deliveries.
