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How we helped Covid booster vaccine research

Discover how Blood Cancer UK played a key part in Covid booster vaccine research for immune compromised patients, helping to create the OCTAVE-DUO study.

25th Aug 2021

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Can a blood test detect cancer?

Learn more about a new blood test that looks at cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that could detect cancers earlier.

10th Aug 2021

A blood cancer researcher lifts up a vial of blood from a rack of other vials of blood.

Five reasons for people with blood cancer to be hopeful about the Covid pandemic

Find out why better treatments and vaccine efficacy should make people with blood cancer more hopeful about the Covid pandemic.

29th Jul 2021

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Vaccine Collaborative announce further funding for vaccine efficacy research

Find out more about the increased funding into Covid vaccine efficacy research by the Blood Cancer Vaccine Research Collaborative.

6th Jul 2021

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We believe we can beat blood cancer within a generation - Fatima Sulaiman.

Fatima Sulaiman, Head of Research, talks about the future of blood cancer research for us as an organisation, and what we’re doing to prioritise research.

23rd Jun 2021

Fatima Sulaiman, former Head of Research at Blood Cancer UK looking at camera.

Funding for 9 blood cancer research projects announced

Find out about how Blood Cancer UK is funding 9 research projects to help people with blood cancer, including children with Schwachman-Diamond syndrome and lymphoma.

11th Jun 2021

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What do covid antibody test results mean for people with blood cancer?

What do covid antibody test results mean for people with blood cancer?

7th Jun 2021

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I felt like I'd hit the jackpot: My experiences on a clinical trial

Learn more about Nicky's experience of taking part in a blood cancer clinical trial to treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) .

28th May 2021

Together we're investing £800K in vaccine efficacy research

Read more about the Blood Cancer UK Vaccine Research Collaborative's research on Covid vaccine effectiveness in people with blood cancer.

26th May 2021

Announcement on the first blood cancer vaccine efficacy research funding

Read Blood Cancer UK's announcement on funding the first research into COVID-19 vaccine efficacy for people with blood cancer.

11th May 2021

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What else can we use to protect people with blood cancer from covid?

Find out what Professor Andrew Ustianowski thinks can protect people with blood cancer from Covid-19.

5th May 2021

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Do people with myeloma have an antibody response to the Covid vaccine?

Read Blood Cancer UK's article on the study into the number of people with myeloma who had some kind of antibody response to the Covid vaccine.

20th Apr 2021

Covid vaccine efficacy for blood cancer research collaborative launched

Find out more about The Blood Cancer UK Vaccine Research Collaborative and how it will research into Covid vaccine efficacy for blood cancer.

19th Apr 2021

Deciding to take part in a chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) clinical trial - David's story

Read how the progression of David's CLL was reversed by taking ibrutinib as part of a blood cancer clinical trial.

31st Mar 2021

How can I get involved in blood cancer research?

Find out how you can get involved in blood cancer research to help us beat blood cancer.

24th Mar 2021

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The COVID-19 vaccine and blood cancer

Blood Cancer UK responds to study conducted around the COVID-19 vaccine and blood cancer.

11th Mar 2021

Close-up of Covid-19 vaccine vials laid out in rows.

First study on vaccine effectiveness in people with cancer

Read Blood Cancer UK's response to the first study on Covid vaccine effectiveness in people with cancer.

11th Mar 2021

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Should people with blood cancer get an antibody test?

Read more about what people with blood cancer should know about antibody tests and the Covid vaccine.

5th Mar 2021

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Professor Jim Allan's research on CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukaemia)

Watch Blood Cancer UK's video which takes a look at Professor Jim Allan's research into treatments for CLL.

4th Mar 2021

Antibiotic could help treat MLL-AML

Discover how research by Cancer Research UK and Blood Cancer UK found an antibiotic could treat a type acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

24th Feb 2021

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