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How to cope with hair loss when you have cancer
Blood Cancer UK Ambassador Samantha Farr explains how she coped with the emotional impact of losing her hair and shares her tips for regrowing your hair after chemotherapy
14th May 2019
How to look after your mental health when you have cancer
Clinical psychologist and award-winning writer Dr Frances Goodhart shares her tips for taking care of your mental wellbeing following a cancer diagnosis.
13th May 2019
How to cope with stress: tips from Bloodwise researchers
For Mental Health Awareness Week, two Bloodwise-funded researchers share things they do to try to maintain mental wellbeing in a stressful environment.
13th May 2019
Every parent has the same thought: "I wish it were me"
Melody's son Andrew was only three years old when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. Over the course of his treatment she kept a diary of the highs and lows, frustrations and elations. In this excerpt from her book, Melody shares the thoughts running through her head in the week following Andrew's diagnosis.
9th May 2019
This week I’ve analysed 18,000 genes!
We spoke to Dr Amir Enshaei to find out how his research will reduce the long-term side effects of treatment for children with blood cancer.
7th May 2019
My beautiful mum never lost her smile
Amy was 18 when her mother died from leukaemia. Even during her toughest times her mum never lost her smile, and today that strength and courage spurs Amy on to help others facing blood cancer.
27th Mar 2019
Research links development of childhood leukaemia to immune system mistakes
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by the immune system during the production of antibodies.
15th Mar 2019
‘Game changing’ test could predict response to leukaemia treatment
The first test to quickly and accurately predict how people will respond to standard treatment for the most common type of leukaemia has been developed at Cardiff University. The technology could guide doctors’ decisions on which drugs to give to patients.
25th Feb 2019
CAR-T approved in Scotland for childhood leukaemia but not adult lymphoma
Children and young people in Scotland with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) who relapse after standard treatments will be able to access the CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) announced today (Monday 11 February).
11th Feb 2019
Two breakthroughs in CAR-T therapy
First child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) receives CAR-T therapy on the NHS and the treatment is made available to adult lymphoma patients.
1st Feb 2019
Delays in blood cancer diagnosis could be avoided, Bloodwise study finds
A new report from the University of York has found that many patients with lymphoma take longer to be diagnosed than expected, and some think these delays could have been avoided
28th Jan 2019
How a virus can lead to lymphoma
Some types of lymphoma are associated with high levels of a small piece of genetic material called microRNA-155. Professor Michelle West has been investigating how a virus that causes lymphoma increases the production of this cancer-driving microRNA.
17th Jan 2019
Bloodwise research highlights 2018
It’s been a great year in blood cancer research, from CAR-T therapy to a new understanding of how leukaemia develops in children. We take a look back at some of the breakthroughs our supporters have helped to fund in 2018.
21st Dec 2018
Deaths from childhood blood cancers halved in last 15 years
The number of children and young adults dying from blood cancer has halved in 15 years, according to analysis of data on cancer deaths in England by Bloodwise.
18th Dec 2018
Research brings personalised medicine for acute myeloid leukaemia a step closer
Blood Cancer UK scientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed the roles that different types of gene mutations play in causing blood cancers.
12th Nov 2018
New leukaemia treatment made available in Scotland
A targeted drug that improves survival for people with an aggressive type of blood cancer will be made available on the NHS in Scotland.
8th Oct 2018
‘Next generation’ of CAR-T therapies could hold promise for a number of cancers
A type of ‘supercharged’ immune cell could be mass-produced to help fight cancer.
8th Oct 2018
Through the eye of a needle: Molecular immunology and anti-cancer drugs
Finding drugs that can target cancer cells but leave healthy cells unharmed is an ongoing problem in cancer research. At the University of Oxford, Professor Terry Rabbitts is exploring ways to create targeted drugs that work by blocking blood cancer proteins from interacting with healthy proteins – and the technique he’s developed for making these drugs could also have an impact on many other diseases. Read on to find out more…
3rd Oct 2018
It's vital that blood cancers aren't missed out of Government’s new cancer strategy
Theresa May announced a new cancer strategy today that aims to save thousands of lives each year in England by speeding up cancer diagnosis.
3rd Oct 2018
Casualty star George Rainsford’s 5 tips for training for your next big run
George Rainsford, who plays Ethan Hardy in Casualty and has starred in Call the Midwife, shares his advice for training for your next big run while managing your busy life
24th Sep 2018