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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

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

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

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

Steve lived with MPN
Steve, who lived with MPN, was diagnosed with this rare type of blood cancer in 2018.
5th Mar 2021

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

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

Jane's MPN experience
Jane shares her experience of MPN and her advice for those who've recently been diagnosed
26th Feb 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

Can people with blood cancer stop shielding on March 31 2021?
Find out the latest information from Blood Cancer UK regarding England's roadmap out of Covid lockdown and how this effects people with blood cancer.
24th Feb 2021

How dangerous is Covid-19 for people with blood cancer?
Read Blood Cancer UK's article looking at study's on how dangerous Covid-19 is for people with different types of blood cancer.
5th Feb 2021

One thing you wish you'd known about blood cancer
Blood Cancer UK's ambassadors have come together to share the things they wish they knew about blood cancer when they, or their loved ones, were diagnosed.
4th Feb 2021

Professors Van-Tam and Vallance's comments show vaccine priority must change
Following comments by Jonathan Van-Tam and Patrick Vallance that vaccines are almost certain to prevent covid transmission, we're urging the Government to give adults living with people with blood cancer a higher vaccine priority
28th Jan 2021

Household members of people with blood cancer should be a priority for vaccines
We call on the government to make household members of people with blood cancer a priority for the coronavirus vaccine.
20th Jan 2021

Taking part in Walk of Light for my son Ozzie
Read why Miranda will be taking part in Blood Cancer UK's Walk of Light, in memory of her son Ozzie who had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) .
18th Jan 2021

We're banishing Blue Monday in favour of You Monday
Find out why Blood Cancer UK is replacing Blue Monday with You Monday.
18th Jan 2021

This New Year I'm giving up the phrase "why can't I do that?"
Read Angie's article on living with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and hear her plans to embrace 2021.
22nd Dec 2020

Christmas 2020 message from Blood Cancer UK
Read a Christmas message from Blood Cancer UK CEO Gemma Peters
22nd Dec 2020

Shielding at Christmas will be lonely... but I believe and hope in the future
Find out why Pat, who has Hodgkin lymphoma, will be shielding from Covid this Christmas, but is looking forward to the future.
17th Dec 2020
