By The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | October 06, 2023 From physical symptoms of blood cancer itself to treatments and their side effects, the experience puts a patient’s body through a lot. But how does cancer affect you emotionally? Bottom line: Learning that you or someone you love has a…

By The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | October 06, 2023 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Latinos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and other minority groups are underrepresented in the medical community. When people from these groups pursue medical school, they don’t always benefit from mentorship and opportunities — especially…

By Gwen Nichols, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | September 22, 2023 When I meet blood cancer survivors and their families, they often share their personal stories with me. Sometimes they talk about the relief of finding a treatment that finally drove their cancer into…

Did you know that blood cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis for children, accounting for 40% of pediatric cancer cases? In fact, nearly 55,000 children and adolescents in the United States currently have blood cancer or are in remission from blood cancer. Advances in medicine have given most of…

Close your eyes. Think of 1.6 million people. It’s hard, right? 1.6 million would fill every seat in approximately twenty-five pro football stadiums. An average city bus would have to make 27,000 trips to transport them all. And that’s how many people are currently living with or in remission from…

By E. Anders Kolb, MD | August 30, 2023 Dear Friends, I’m just over 100 days into my new role as President & CEO of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and I want to take this moment to say how grateful and proud I am to work alongside all…

By Jan White, LLS Community Member and Advocate | August 04, 2023 After staring down Stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016, I AM HERE, and I am grateful beyond measure. However, I am learning that the treatments that saved my life came at a high cost, and that in its…

By Gwen Nichols, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) | July 27, 2023 When I meet blood cancer survivors and their families, they often share their personal stories with me. Sometimes they talk about the relief of finding a treatment that finally drove their cancer into…

By E. Anders Kolb, MD | June 30, 2023 Throughout June, in commemoration of #NationalCancerSurvivorMonth, we at LLS have been highlighting the resilience and achievements of blood cancer survivors. …