Blood cancer
Hundreds of blood cancer patients to benefit from new treatment
Elranatamab, an injection that treats myeloma, has been recommended for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
More awareness of blood cancer symptoms by GPs could extend lives, says charity
Myeloma mostly affects people over the age of 65, with symptoms including persistent bone pain tiredness, shortness of breath and repeated infections.
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: All the symptoms you need to look out for
Persistent tiredness and lumps on the neck are both warning signs of blood cancer.
Blood cancer patients dealt ‘huge blow’ over drug decision
IsaPD has been given to certain patients with myeloma, which develops in the bone marrow, since 2020.
Father of Co Down teen lost to rare blood cancer urges others facing illness to share stories online
The project is organised by Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI charity to mark 60th anniversary
Mothers’ group calls for ‘life-saving’ stem cell donors
The network is working with blood cancer charity DKMS on its Swab to Save a Child campaign.
Seriously ill cancer patients go into remission thanks to new drug trials
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester said it was seeing fantastic results in people with blood cancer.
Teacher feels ‘very lucky’ to be charity’s 2,000th stem cell donor
Amy Pringle, 28, from Glasgow, found out about becoming a stem cell donor when staff at her school were giving blood.
Man cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say
The patient has been off HIV medication for four years without relapse.
Trial finds targeted drug treatment boosts survival for blood cancer patients
More than 1,000 patients across the UK and Switzerland were recruited for the trial.