Understanding Blood Cancer: What You Need to Know Blood cancer is a complex group of diseases that affect how blood cells are produced and function. Unlike solid tumours, blood cancers develop in the bone marrow, blood, or lymphatic system disrupting the body’s ability to fight infection, carry oxygen, and control […]
Urgent Appeal: Young People Needed to Save Lives
Appeal for more young people to step forward as stem cell donors to save lives An urgent appeal was made in the UK Parliament for more young people to join the stem cell donor register because for many patients with blood cancers or rare blood disorders, finding a match is […]
Teenage leukaemia patient urges people to donate blood
Teenage leukaemia patient urges people to donate blood Meet Mia Harris-Jones, a 17-year-old from South Wales whose life was transformed by the kindness of strangers. In 2023, Mia was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), a fast-moving blood cancer that forced her into immediate, intensive treatment. During her battle, […]
Hope in the fight against blood cancer
Hope in the fight against blood cancer Johnson & Johnson has received FDA (food and drug administration federal agency) approval for a new treatment option for adults newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who are not eligible for an autologous stem cell transplant in the United State. The treatment, Darzalex Faspro, […]
People with sickle cell disorder celebrate new NHS Scotland treatment
People with sickle cell disorder celebrate new NHS Scotland treatment PEOPLE living with sickle cell disorder have praised a decision by NHS Scotland to approve a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment. After months of deliberation, the Scottish Medicines Consortium ( SMC) has approved the use of exagamglogene autotemcel ( brand name […]
Oncologist debunks 5 myths about childhood cancer: Is it always fatal?
Oncologist debunks 5 myths about childhood cancer Childhood cancer is frightening, but knowledge empowers families. Dispelling myths helps parents focus on what truly matters: recognising persistent warning signs, seeking timely care, and trusting that today’s treatments offer children not just survival, but the chance for a healthy future Myth […]
Boys vs girls: Who is more at risk of childhood cancer? Oncologist reveals prevention tips
Boys vs girls: Who is more at risk of childhood cancer? Oncologist reveals prevention tips Cancer is mostly associated with adults, but there is a type of cancer that can affect children as well. Childhood cancer, although rare, is on a steep rise all over the world and boys are […]
Clinical breakthrough: Manchester Royal Infirmary delivers UK first NHS treatment to a patient with an aggressive blood cancer
A 28-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, has become the first patient in the UK to be treated on the NHS with an innovative personalised therapy at Manchester Royal Infirmary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOmDOzsHN0&t=19s The CAR-T treatment, known as obe-cel, has been developed, researched, and manufactured in the UK and specialists at Manchester […]
NHS warns people looking ‘pale’ this winter to see GP if they have these signs
The NHS is urging the public to pay attention to changes in their health this winter — particularly if you notice you’re looking unusually pale or feeling more tired than usual. While these signs can be caused by many common conditions, they can also be early indicators of acute myeloid […]
New research aims to transform treatments of aggressive blood cancer
A new study involving researchers from the University of York is set to transform treatments for one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat blood cancers – acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). If successful, the research could significantly improve the lives of patients by offering gentler, more effective treatments that reduce suffering […]
