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Edinburgh church raises £10,000 for Blood Cancer UK
Church pet calendar raises funds for blood cancer charity
31st Jan 2025

Repeat COVID-19 jabs offer protection for the immunocompromised
Those with detectable antibodies were less likely to contract the virus or require hospital care if they had COVID-19.
24th Jan 2025

Swansea councillor holds walk for blood cancer
Swansea will play host to Blood Cancer UK's Walk of Light event to raise awareness and funds for vital research into blood cancer, the fifth most common cancer in the UK.
22nd Jan 2025

Report calls for improvement in cancer services in Wales
A new pan-cancer report finds that no health board in Wales met its waiting times for cancer treatment target since 2020. The report, from Audit Wales published today (Tuesday 14th January), finds that despite increased investment, no Welsh health board m
14th Jan 2025

The researcher and charity trustee whose received an OBE
The King’s New Years Honours list has been announced with Blood Cancer UK's trustee awarded an OBE for services to children.
30th Dec 2024

Looking back at a year of magic moments in blood cancer research
We look at our top 3 research moments from another incredible year.
18th Dec 2024

Blood cancer UK reacts to £100m investment into regional hubs for clinical trials
We welcome the government’s investment of £100 million in public-private investment to establish 20 new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDCs) across the UK.
12th Dec 2024

Blood Cancer UK named BioIndustry Association's 2025 charity partner of the year
The BIA will support Blood Cancer UK through strategic opportunities and fundraising activities over the next 12 months.
9th Dec 2024

Stem cell transplant research gives hope to those with blood cancer
Blood Cancer UK-funded researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified a key target, CD70, to reduce the likelihood of ‘graft-versus-host disease’ which people with blood cancer can develop after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant.
27th Nov 2024

How to make the most of the holiday season
People living with blood cancer share their tips about how to make the holiday season as festive as possible, while staying safe and relaxed.
22nd Nov 2024

Top 10 gifts for someone with blood cancer
What would someone with blood cancer like for Christmas? Read out top ten picks for things that might make a difference, whether in hospital or at home.
22nd Nov 2024

New blood cancer drugs in Scotland approved
Regulators in Scotland, has approved two new blood cancer treatments for use on the NHS in Scotland. A CAR-T therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is one of the treatments.
11th Nov 2024

24 hour clubathon raises funds for friend on the Wirral
Friends from Wallasey, on the Wirral, will host a special 24-hour Clubathon event in support of one of their close-knit community Laura Parker, 35, who has an aggressive leukaemia, a form of blood cancer.
6th Nov 2024

Interferon supplies for people with MPNs (Pegasys)
Find out what Blood Cancer UK is doing to solve the UK shortage of pegylated interferon alfa 2a (Pegasys), and what you can do if you take Pegasys to treat an MPN.
4th Nov 2024

New life-changing myeloma drug given positive recommendation for fourth-line use on the NHS for those ‘exhausting’ options
The drug teclistamab (Tecvayli), has been recommended by NICE to treat myeloma, a form of blood cancer, in England and Wales.
10th Oct 2024

Why at Blood Cancer UK we think the new investment towards improving cancer detection from the government is promising
The government has announced a number of new partnerships backed by public and private sector investment to tackle cancer and other life-threatening diseases with faster diagnoses and better treatments, deploying innovative technologies and approaches.
7th Oct 2024

Dr Jewel Cobb – cancer researcher and champion of equality
Dr Jewel Plummer Cobb was an African American cell biologist and physiologist who contributed to pioneering research into cancer treatment.
27th Sep 2024

A step forward for people with blood cancer
The drug quizartinib is now available for people with this specific form of blood cancer on the NHS in England.
24th Sep 2024

World Cancer Research Day: our new research projects
We are funding eight new research projects we are funding taking our total number of research projects to 87 across the UK.
24th Sep 2024

Mpox (monkeypox) and blood cancer
Find out about mpox, how it spreads, signs and symptoms, cases in the UK, and what it means for people with blood cancer.
10th Sep 2024
