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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

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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

Mila Sneddon Scoots in September to raise money for children with blood cancer

Mila Sneddon Scoots in September to raise money for children with blood cancer

1st Sep 2021

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VIVO Biobank is formed in collaboration with Cancer Research UK

VIVO Biobank is the first national biomedical research resource dedicated to storing the samples and associated data of the full spectrum of cancers in children and young people.

1st Sep 2021

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Our research investment into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

Professor Brian Huntly discusses Blood Cancer UK's investment into research into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

31st Aug 2021

Professor Brian Huntly

Fears blood cancer cases are being missed, as more than half of Brits can't name blood cancer symptoms

Blood Cancer UK warns that more than half of people in Britain can't name the symptoms of blood cancer, the UK’s third biggest cancer killer.

31st Aug 2021

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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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Open letter from cancer charities to the public

40 charities and organisations have written an open letter, urging the public to help keep vulnerable people safe as restrictions ease.

16th Jul 2021

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Leading clinicians ask Government to improve Covid support for people with blood cancer

Blood Cancer UK leads 37 clinicians in asking the UK Government to do more to protect people with blood cancer from coronavirus.

16th 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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Why we've decided to push the NHS on vaccine effectiveness

Discover why Blood Cancer UK has called on the Government and NHS to communicate with every immunocompromised person to tell them that the Covid vaccine may not be as effective for them.

2nd Jul 2021

Covid vaccines may not work for 80% of people with blood cancer

Blood Cancer UK warns the Government and the NHS that 80% of people with blood cancer haven't been told that the Covid vaccines are less likely to protect them.

1st Jul 2021

7 new trustees signed up to our board of trustees

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

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New blood donor rules

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

14th Jun 2021

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