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Dec 13, 2021, 09:00 ET Largest Study to Date Demonstrates Most Blood Cancer Patients Benefit From a Third Primary Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine

While one in four blood cancer patients do not produce detectable antibodies after their first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, 43% of them will...
Relentless High School Students Forge Ahead for a Future Without Cancer

Jun 30, 2021, 09:00 ET Relentless High School Students Forge Ahead for a Future Without Cancer

Thousands of high school students in hundreds of communities across the country have proven that nothing, not even a global pandemic, can stand in...

Jun 17, 2021, 13:50 ET 34 Patient Groups: Preservation of ACA protections is an important win -- but critical work remains

34 patient organizations representing millions of people living with serious and chronic health conditions issued the following statement regarding...

May 14, 2021, 04:02 ET 白血病和淋巴瘤协会启动IMPACT研究补助金

白血病和淋巴瘤协会（LLS）今天宣布启动IMPACT（提供参加临床试验机会的有影响力医学）研究补助金，以让更多来自代表性不足社区的个人参与到临床试验中。...

May 13, 2021, 13:52 ET La Sociedad de Lucha contra la Leucemia y el Linfoma lanza subvenciones para investigación de impacto que ayude a pacientes desatendidos a acceder a ensayos clínicos

La Sociedad de Lucha contra la Leucemia y el Linfoma (LLS) anunció hoy el lanzamiento de las subvenciones de investigación IMPACT (Medicina...

May 13, 2021, 12:03 ET 白血病與淋巴瘤協會推出研究補助基金，以幫助服務不足的患者進行臨床試驗

白血病與淋巴瘤協會 (LLS) 今天宣佈推出 IMPACT（有影響力的醫學提供臨床試驗機會）研究資助，以在臨床試驗中增加納入來自代表性不足社群的人士。...

May 13, 2021, 08:00 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches Impact Research Grants To Help Underserved Patients Access Clinical Trials

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today the launch of the IMPACT (Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials) research...

Oct 13, 2020, 10:00 ET 33 Organizations Representing Millions of Patients Urge Policymakers to Adopt "Patient-First" Policy Agenda

A coalition of 33 organizations representing millions of people with pre-existing conditions launched an unprecedented effort today by releasing...

Mar 16, 2020, 17:52 ET 29 Patient Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Take Bold, Immediate Action to Protect Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19

Organizations representing millions of patients diagnosed with serious health conditions urge the U.S. Senate to immediately pass the U.S....

Dec 06, 2019, 08:30 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The American Society of Hematology (ASH) Team Up to Connect Blood Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials that Can Lead to New and Better Treatments

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced today a collaboration to expand access to LLS's unique...

Oct 21, 2019, 16:00 ET Nearly 60 Percent Of Blood Cancer Patients Covered By Medicare Delay Or Forgo Treatment; One Factor Could Be The High Cost Of Cancer Care

Survival of older patients with blood cancers continues to improve as more effective, less toxic therapies are introduced. However, these lifesaving...
WWE® And The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Join Forces To Help Cancer Patients And Families

Oct 03, 2019, 09:00 ET WWE® And The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Join Forces To Help Cancer Patients And Families

WWE and WWE Superstar Roman Reigns are teaming up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in the fight against cancer. For Reigns, the cause is...

Sep 17, 2019, 13:24 ET CFDA Designer Christian Siriano To Style Young Cancer Survivors

For the 18th consecutive year, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) teams up with Burlington Stores to raise critical funds for research and patient ...

Aug 28, 2019, 09:30 ET A $100 Million Initiative to Fuel the Next Generation of Cancer Research for Generations to Come

Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September provides an opportunity to remind the public about the urgent need to support research to find cures, and...

Aug 12, 2019, 16:10 ET 14 Patient Groups Oppose New Administration Rule on Public Charge

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized a new rule that will deter use of vital services for some immigrant populations. Fourteen...

Aug 07, 2019, 10:15 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Is Driving Progress To Ease The Pain Of High Cancer Care Costs For Patients

The cost of cancer care continues to rise at an alarming rate and is projected to reach $173 billion by 2020, a 39 percent increase from a decade ago....

Jul 11, 2019, 09:30 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Join Forces to Advance Leading Edge Cancer Research in a $4.5 Million Collaboration

A three-way $4.5 million collaboration launched this month between The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research,...

Jul 10, 2019, 11:30 ET Philanthropic Competition Unleashes the Power of Turning Grief into Passion

They both live in the same city, Charlotte, NC, but their commonality is much more profound – he nearly lost his life to cancer, and she's made it...

Jun 19, 2019, 10:30 ET How One Family's Loss 70 Years Ago Inspires Students to Fight Cancer Today

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded 70 years ago by parents who lost their 16-year-old son to leukemia. Today, 1,000s of passionate,...
Families Fighting for Cancer Cures: Generation LLS

May 22, 2019, 10:00 ET Families Fighting for Cancer Cures: Generation LLS

As an organization founded by a family for families, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is celebrating 70 years of impact on generations of...

May 17, 2019, 10:56 ET Krispy Krunchy® Joins The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year in the Fight to Cure Blood Cancers

Krispy Krunchy Chicken® just announced a collaboration with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year campaign to help drive...

Mar 20, 2019, 11:30 ET Generations of Impact: Ensuring New & Better Cancer Treatments for Those to Come

Everyone loves a little friendly competition, especially if the reward is saving lives and keeping families together. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ...

Jan 15, 2019, 10:19 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Continues to Drive Progress to Cancer Cures

Groundbreaking advances that harness the body's immune system to attack cancer cells are set to continue, as well as significant focus on new...

Dec 04, 2018, 09:56 ET Burlington Stores Raises More Than $37 Million For The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Burlington Stores and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) joined forces for the 17th consecutive year to help save lives and bring smiles to those...

Nov 30, 2018, 10:50 ET The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® Releases Results of its Precision Medicine Trial in Deadly Leukemia at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) continues to deliver on its promise to "Beat AML," the deadliest of the blood cancers, through its...