Research has the power to change lives

“At approximately 1.30am on the Saturday night/Sunday morning my husband and I were awoken by the phone ringing. It was a doctor asking him to take me straight to A&E…….I…

For the last 50 years, treatments for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have remained largely unchanged — intensive chemotherapy and, for some, a bone marrow transplant. Survival rates stagnated, and many patients, particularly older adults, had limited options. But in recent years, research breakthroughs have ushered in a new era of hope.

In June 2008 18-year-old Max England had just finished his A Levels and was looking forward to starting university in the autumn. But it was not to be, as Max…