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Re-purposing drugs could revolutionise blood cancer treatment

Discover how re-purposing drugs could help bring new treatments to people with blood cancer.

26th Oct 2021

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Survival rates for children and young people with leukaemia and lymphoma sees big increase

Learn more about the increase of children and young people with lymphoma and leukaemia who are surviving and beating blood cancer.

25th Oct 2021

Childhood blood cancer survival rates see big improvement

Read Blood Cancer UK's analysis on the improvements in childhood blood cancer survival rates.

25th Oct 2021

1 in 20 Covid intensive care patients are immunocompromised

Blood Cancer UK analysis of Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) data finds that 1 in 20 Covid intensive care patients are immunocompromised.

20th Oct 2021

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44% of people with blood cancer invited for potentially lifesaving third Covid vaccine dose

Blood Cancer UK's survey finds that less than half of people with blood cancer being invited for their third Covid vaccine.

15th Oct 2021

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New Christmas cards released in memory of Emma McKinlay

Blood Cancer UK have released new Christmas card designs in memory of the late artist Emma McKinlay.

14th Oct 2021

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Blood cancer and your employment rights

Ben Goodall from Acas explains how employees with blood cancer are protected by law, and how to handle discussions with your employer about the impact blood cancer has on your working life, especially during the current pandemic.

11th Oct 2021

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Supporting people with blood cancer to make decisions around clinical trials

Find out how Millie, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, helps people with blood cancer take decisions on blood cancer clinical trials.

7th Oct 2021

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What should you do if you have blood cancer and cannot get a third Covid vaccine dose?

With many people reporting issues with the rollout of third doses of the vaccine, we’ve set out what you can do right now to try to get your third dose if you have not already been invited for it.

30th Sep 2021

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What does Sajid Javid’s letter to the clinically extremely vulnerable mean?

We've read the 2,000 word letter, digested it, and sum up the key points in 179 words.

27th Sep 2021

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My birthday surprise… blood cancer

Due to the severity of his condition, Sunny didn't have time to digest the news of his diagnosis. Now, he has some advice for you.

27th Sep 2021

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Blood Cancer UK research strategy - your questions answered

Read more about Blood Cancer UK's research strategy, find out how we will allocate funding, and how soon research should deliver impact for patients.

25th Sep 2021

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Catching Covid with blood cancer - Philip's story

Hear how Philip's family did everything they could to shelter him from Covid after he was diagnosed with Myelodysplasia (MDS), and how the vaccine offer enough protection.

22nd Sep 2021

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I put my symptoms down to being pregnant, but it was actually blood cancer.

Read Jemma's story about how her Hodgkin lymphoma symptoms were mistaken as side effects of being pregnant.

15th Sep 2021

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The blood cancer jigsaw: how we start to piece together the bigger picture

Read more about Blood Cancer UK's article on the similarities between blood cancer treatments, and how some drugs and research are having an impact across multiple conditions.

10th Sep 2021

Acute myelocytic leukaemia (AML)

Blood cancer clinical trials - Everything you didn't know you needed to know

Read Professor Andrew Pettitt's piece on blood cancer clinical trials, where he explains the benefits, concerns and availability of clinical trials to people with blood cancer..

9th Sep 2021

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How we're going to make sure everyone is included in our clinical trials

Discover how Blood Cancer UK recruits people to take part in their clinical trials.

9th Sep 2021

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My dad - the hero every story deserves

Read the Burke family's experience of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and why they're raising money for Blood Cancer UK in memory of their late father, Thomas.

9th Sep 2021

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David's fundraising story

Read about David's fundraising story.

2nd Sep 2021

A group of five people pose together on decking next to a river; they wear purple Blood Cancer UK T shirts.

Why am I being invited for a third COVID vaccine dose?

Read Blood Cancer UK's advice on why people with blood cancer are being invited for a third COVID vaccine dose.

1st Sep 2021