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7 new trustees signed up to our board of trustess

7 new trustees join the Blood Cancer UK board of trustees, including Claude Littner from the Apprentice.

29th Jun 2021

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.

New blood donor rules

New blood donor rules and how they make it easier for gay men to give blood.

14th Jun 2021

A close up of a person with a needle in their arm giving blood.

Why the Government should postpone lifting restrictions on June 21

Find out why Blood Cancer UK is demanding that the Government postpones the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions on June 21.

11th Jun 2021

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

A maroon infographic with a beaker and pills. The graphic reads "We've recently funded 9 new projects worth around 2 million pounds".

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

A close up of test tubes filled with blood stood upright in a tray.

Jake raises money in memory of step dad Paul who died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

Find out why Jake raised money for Blood Cancer UK after he lost his step dad to AML (acute myeloid leukaemia).

2nd Jun 2021

Photo of the Ely Standard with the headline 'Teen raises £3K for charity after stepdad's death' with black and white photo of Jake Moules and his stepdad.

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

Please keep your distance to protect people with blood cancer

Find out why Blood Cancer UK is asking people to keep their distance, to protect people with blood cancer from Covid.

17th May 2021

A close up image of a man wearing a blue medical mask, looking away from the camera.

This is what I missed while shielding in my flat - Erica's story

Read how Erica connected with nature to help her mental wellbeing during the Covid lockdown.

13th May 2021

Erica, who has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) walking down a path between two bushes.

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

A close up of two test tubes filled with a clear liquid in a rack in a laboratory

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

A close up of a pipette in a test tube filled with blood in a laboratory.

I'm still shielding from Covid - Jill's story

Read how Jill is still shielding from coronavirus, as she waits for more information on the efficacy of the Covid vaccine for people with blood cancer.

4th May 2021

Jill, blood cancer patient, stood outside her house in the sun.

People with blood cancer now account for 1 in 20 new Covid intensive care patients

People with blood cancer now account for 1 in 20 new Covid intensive care patients

22nd Apr 2021

Close up of someone having blood pressure taken via pulse oximeter blood pressure reader.

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

Finding a mixed-race stem cell donor for Dad simply wasn't an option

Read how Ben became his dad's stem cell donor to help fight his acute myeloid leukaemia, after a better match couldn't be found on the stem cell register.

19th Apr 2021

A split image, Ben sits in a hospital chair, donating stem cells via a catheter in his arm. His dad also sits in a hospital chair, smiling whilst receiving blood from a machine.

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

Living with Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia (WM) - Sara's story

Read about how Sara lives with Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia (WM), a rare form of lymphoma.

30th Mar 2021

Sara, who was diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM), with her arm round her husband and smiling.