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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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.

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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Living with Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET) - Dick's story

Dick has a rare blood cancer called Essential Thrombocythaemia (ET), read about his experience of being diagnosed and living with the disease.

10th Mar 2021

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Steve lived with MPN

Steve, who lived with MPN, was diagnosed with this rare type of blood cancer in 2018.

5th Mar 2021

Steve, who lived with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), smiles at the camera whilst sitting at a table in a restaurant.

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

Two samples of blood in tests tubes laid down next to safety goggles in a laboratory with more test tubes in the background.

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

Our response to the vaccine phase 2 priority list

Read Blood Cancer UK's response to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendations for Phase 2 of the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme

26th Feb 2021

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Jane's MPN experience

Jane shares her experience of MPN and her advice for those who've recently been diagnosed

26th Feb 2021