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Why getting a seat on the tube can be so important if you have blood cancer
Bloodwise Ambassador Katie Ruane is one of the faces of Transport for London’s Priority Seating Week. She explains why access to a seat on public transport in London makes a huge difference when you are living with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
23rd Apr 2018
Scientists map the genetic evolution of childhood leukaemia
The key genetic events responsible for initiating the early stages of a type of childhood leukaemia have been identified by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
5th Apr 2018
Simon Thomas gives first TV interview following wife’s death from leukaemia
23rd Mar 2018
Glasgow researchers identify way to overcome chemotherapy-resistant leukaemia
Treatment-resistance in patients with one of the most aggressive types of blood cancer may be overcome by combining a new targeted drug called venetoclax with chemotherapy, researchers at the University of Glasgow have shown.
22nd Mar 2018
All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting
A brief overview of the APPG event launching The 'Hidden' Cancer
12th Feb 2018
NICE recommend drug for routine NHS use
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) approves use of Gazyvaro for treatment of follicular lymphoma on NHS in England and Wales
9th Feb 2018
BBC programme highlights Bloodwise clinical trial
BBC documentary Find Me a Cure follows the experiences of patients and doctors involved in the Bloodwise-funded CLARITY clinical trial for over a year. The programme will be broadcast on Radio 4 at 11am on Tuesday 6 February and will be available online shortly afterwards.
1st Feb 2018
MPs debate blood cancer care and APPG launches new report
In January 2018, 17 MPs took part in a debate about NHS blood cancer care in Westminster Hall. On the same day, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on blood cancer launched its first report on the need to improve blood cancer care.
30th Jan 2018
Latest statistics released on number of blood cancer cases in England
According to new figures from the Office for National Statistics, 303,135 people were diagnosed with cancer in England in 2016 – an increase of 3,212 people compared to the 2015 statistics.
25th Jan 2018
Bloodwise response to MPs’ report into the state of blood cancer care in the UK
Today MPs will be launching the first ever report by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Cancer. The report concludes that the government’s 2015 Cancer Strategy is not doing enough to support blood cancer patients.
17th Jan 2018
Coping with life after childhood cancer
Blogger Ed highlights some of the most difficult aspects of trying to live a normal life after cancer. Here he shares his experience, and some advice he hopes might help others struggling to cope.
14th Jan 2018
How does acute promyelocytic leukaemia begin?
Professor Ellen Solomon and the late Professor David Grimwade received Blood Cancer UK funding to investigate how acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) develops. Here's a breakdown of what they discovered.
12th Jan 2018
How relevant are statistics?
Statistics are everywhere – especially when you have been diagnosed with blood cancer. In this blog Butterfly Anna, who has leukaemia, explores whether or not statistics are important, and her own feelings about them.
21st Dec 2017
New study could help tailor treatment for most common type of leukaemia
New findings by scientists at the University of Southampton could help to predict how people with the most common form of leukaemia will respond to chemotherapy.
19th Dec 2017
Targeted cancer drug made available to mantle cell lymphoma patients on NHS
We welcome today’s announcement by NICE that the drug ibrutinib will be made available on the NHS in England to people with mantle cell lymphoma who relapse or do not respond to treatment
14th Dec 2017
Infusions of dying cells could help save the lives of patients with blood cancer
13th Nov 2017
Nick Clegg and Miriam González Durántez speak out about their son’s blood cancer diagnosis for the first time
Nick Clegg and Miriam González Durántez featured as guests on ITV’s Lorraine show and spoke publicly for the first time about their son’s blood cancer diagnosis.
13th Sep 2017
My thoughts for Mental Health Awareness Week
We need to talk about mental health in the cancer world.
8th May 2017
Running - My New Best Friend
How running has helped me deal with my son's leukaemia diagnosis and how it is helping me raise funds for Bloodwise.
30th Nov 2016
Being lumped with lymphoma
Despite being dogged by stomach trouble for more than two years, Charlotte Cox thought her immune system was unbreakable. This is her first blog as she comes to terms with her diagnosis with follicular lymphoma.
20th Mar 2015