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A quarter blood cancer cases found after emergency admission

Thousands of people a year in England learn they have blood cancer, such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, after their symptoms need emergency treatment.

15th Oct 2019

Targeting multiple cancer genes could be key to treating leukaemia

Faults in two genes directly work together to bring about the deadliest form of blood cancer, scientists have discovered in a study that could pave the way for better treatments.

3rd Oct 2019

How genomics help people with blood cancer?

What is genomics exactly, and how will it help people with blood cancer now and in the future? Blood Cancer UK's Dr Ross P. Coron explains all.

2nd Aug 2019

Blood cancer documentary gave me hope.

War in the Blood, a new BBC documentary follows two people who received CAR-T therapy, a groundbreaking new treatment for blood cancer, as part of a clinical trial. Kate, our Senior Support Services Manager, reviews the documentary.

8th Jul 2019

Two scientists pose together in a lab - one female, one male.

Social media helps with blood cancer diagnosis

A cancer diagnosis is life-changing. I didn’t know where to turn. But social media helped in many ways, from showing me I wasn’t alone.

4th Jul 2019

A man in a hospital chair is using his phone

Bharat's story - in memory of Sangita

Bharat lost his wife, Sangita, to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in 2015. Here he tells how he raised over £50,000 for blood cancer research.

4th Jul 2019

Blood cancer survival beating other cancers

New analysis shows survival rates for blood cancer have risen faster than for other common cancers in recent years. Find out more.

24th Jun 2019

Helping Blood Cancer UK make change

Mat is a member of the Blood Cancer UK Policy Panel. He explains how his experience with myeloma inspired him to join our panel and help make change.

3rd Jun 2019

Mat Davis talks more about how he is helping Bloodwise. Bloodwise back drop behind Mat.

The secret to a successful charity shop

A three-person team, including a mother and daughter, run Blood Cancer UK's only charity shops. They share the story of how they’ve raised £1.4 million.

30th May 2019

A Bloodwise van with its driver Chris posing alongside it.

Researchers grow blood stem cells in lab

A method of growing blood stem cells in the laboratory has been developed by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Tokyo.

29th May 2019

Blood cancer and mental wellbeing

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

Blood cancer and how to cope with stress

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

Anndita Roy - a researcher -  in a lab looking directly at the camera with a microscope

Childhood leukaemia: Andrew's diagnosis

Melody's son Andrew was three years old when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. In her book, Melody shares the thoughts following Andrew's diagnosis.

9th May 2019

A mother and son - Melody and Andrew - making faces into the camera.

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

Dr Amir Enshaei writing on a note pad with three computer screens around him

My beautiful mum never lost her smile

Amy was 18 when her mum died from leukaemia. Even during her toughest times her mum never lost her smile, and that courage spurs Amy on to help others.

27th Mar 2019

Discovery could treat childhood blood cancers

Genetic mutations that drive the development of childhood leukaemia can be traced to errors by the immune system during the production of antibodies.

15th Mar 2019

Leukaemia treatment: test could predict response

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.

25th Feb 2019

CAR-T access in Scotland for childhood leukaemia

Children and young people in Scotland with ALL who relapse after standard treatments will be able to access the CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah.

11th Feb 2019

Blood Cancer UK logo.

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

A researcher in a Blood Cancer UK funded lab, looking through a microscope.

Delays in blood cancer diagnosis 'avoidable'

A new report 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

A masked doctor studies a patients chart as he stands over her bed. A nurse also stands nearby.