Blood Cancer

September 27, 2018September 29, 2018

Burlington, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team Up to Raise Funds, Support Young Survivors

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Coinciding with National Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Burlington Stores and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) are once again partnering in the quest to raise funds for blood cancer research and ... Read more

May 10, 2018

UK Agency Recommends 3 New Blood Cancer Therapies, Including Adcetris for Lymphoma

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The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently recommended that three new blood cancer therapies be covered by the National Health Service (NHS) — Trisenox (arsenic trioxide), Rydapt ... Read more

April 25, 2017

Transplant Donor Program Wants Higher US Government Reimbursement of Hospital Costs

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Ninety-seven percent of American leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-cancer-related transplants are done in hospitals, but Medicare and Medicaid are proposing increases in transplant-operation reimbursements that fail to cover many hospital ... Read more

March 21, 2017March 23, 2017

Gwen Nichols Named New CMO of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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Gwen Nichols, MD, is the new chief medical officer (CMO) of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to fighting blood cancer. Nichols brings ... Read more

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

Immunotherapy Agent Shows Potential to Inhibit Tumor Growth in Lymphoma Models

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Surface Oncology recently announced promising outcomes of its immunotherapy agent SRF231, a human CD47 antibody, in clearance of tumor cells both alone and when combined with other cancer drugs. SRF231 also demonstrated ... Read more

October 3, 2016

Silicon Valley Light the Night Walk, Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients, Set for Oct. 22

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The Silicon Valley 2016 Light the Night Walk, a fundraising campaign by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to raise money to support blood cancer patients, will take place Oct. 22 at Avaya Stadium in San ... Read more

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016

Law Student Wins $1,000 Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Scholarship to Aid Cancer Survivors

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The Law Office of Renkin & Associates has selected, for the second year in a row, a student personally affected by blood cancer as the winner of its Leukemia & ... Read more

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Stem Cell Transplants to Treat Blood Cancers May Cause Immune Cells to Age as Much as 30 Years

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Cancer treatments are known to have several side effects in patients, such as fatigue, nausea, and hair loss. Now, a study suggests that stem cell transplants may induce the premature aging ... Read more

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Kicks Off ‘Light the Night’ Fundraisers in September

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The Greater Bay (California) Area Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will kick off its 2016 Light the Night Walk fundraising campaign on Sept. 24. Light the Night walks are ... Read more