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News

• The first ever leukaemia-dedicated pathway to improve diagnosis, treatment and care
• Together we are changing lives – Here’s how your support is making it happen
• Leukaemia UK chosen to be featured charity partner of Scrap Car Comparison
• “Leukaemia changes everyone’s life.”: Chris Corbin OBE announced as a Leukaemia UK patron
• Leukaemia UK’s Patient Care Pioneer Award fuels innovative research to revolutionize ‘watch and wait’ approach
• University of Southampton’s Dr Giorgia Chiodin Wins Olive Boles Innovation Award
• Leukaemia UK announces innovative projects by four female researchers addressing aggressive blood cancers
• Leukaemia UK calls upon government to increase blood testing capacity
• The food industry’s great and good come together to celebrate 25 years of Who’s Cooking Dinner? and raise over £280,000 for leukaemia research.
• Only 14% of Brits know the warning signs of leukaemia as thousands are diagnosed in A&E every year.
• Local eateries can help to cook up change with new charity initiative
• “Every little thing is gonna be alright” – three little birds tattoo marks mum’s recovery from one of the least survivable cancers
• Leukaemia UK launches manifesto to demand better for those affected by leukaemia
• TV baker Juliet Sear announced as Leukaemia UK Ambassador
• Nurse who made throwaway comment before blood cancer diagnosis welcomes new research boost into ‘Natural Killer’ cells
• Leukaemia UK launches new Patient Care Pioneer Award funding initiative
• Vogue model who survived leukaemia as a child joins Leukaemia UK in calling for more donations for research to stop blood cancer ‘destroying childhoods’
• Parents join Leukaemia UK in calling for more donations to fund research to stop blood cancer ‘destroying childhoods’
• Leukaemia UK bolsters research and advocacy team, in support of ambitious strategy to accelerate progress in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of leukaemia
• ‘It was the worst Christmas of my life’: Georgia Harrison reflects on ‘traumatising’ loss in charity’s Christmas Appeal
• Beloved actor who beat leukaemia now fronting charity TV ad to help raise vital funds
• Family ‘devastated’ by leukaemia after double diagnosis say ‘so much more needs to be done’
• Leukaemia UK invests in next generation of blood cancer trial leaders
• Leukaemia UK appoints Hannah Peckham as newest Ambassador
• This year’s Olive Boles Innovation Award winner announced
• Chris Dew joins Leukaemia UK as Director of Finances & Resources
• Emerging leaders accolade for former Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellows
• Leukaemia UK announces four pioneering projects into one of the deadliest forms of cancer
• Three leading charities collaborate to fight childhood cancers
• “Fundraising never tasted so good!”: Star-studded evening raises over £235,000 for life-saving leukaemia research
• Less than 1% of Brits can identify all the most common symptoms of one of the deadliest types of cancer
• Jelly bellies, yellow teeth and hairy ears – parents reveal the most EMBARRASSING questions their children have asked
• Friends and family of Leicestershire woman who died from rare cancer campaign for more research and awareness
• UK’s top chefs unite at gastronomic spectacular to raise funds for life-saving leukaemia research
• New book ‘Bronty’s Battle Cry’ supports Leukaemia UK
• Prestigious jointly-funded fellowship could be catalyst for myeloma prevention
• Leukaemia UK research paves the way for personalised lymphoma treatment
• Can the unique differences between stem cells tell us how well CML treatment will work?
• Trailblazing research project announced to exploit novel weaknesses in one of the least survivable cancers
• £200 grants for people affected by leukaemia once again available
• Percy & Nell says Pants to Leukaemia with bespoke charity collaboration
• Team Bodhi goes viral with #PantsToLeukaemia campaign
• Clinical trial begins for pioneering new cancer treatment
• Widespread coverage of new leukaemia therapy shows promise in first trial patient
• John Goldman Fellowships for 2023 now open
• Leukaemia UK launch Winter Appeal celebrating mother of two able to enjoy Christmas with her family after life-saving stem cell transplant
• Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellow awarded Professorship
• Leukaemia UK and Leukaemia Care urge benefits to be raised in line with inflation
• Cost of Living with Leukaemia Fund launches
• Leukaemia UK announces John Goldman Fellows for 2022
• Leukaemia UK appoints Ian McCafferty CBE as their new Chair of Trustees to support new strategy to stop leukaemia devastating lives
• Leukaemia UK appoints new Director of Communications job share from Shelter to lead their ambitious strategy
• New campaign launches for the forgotten 500,000 families
• “Who’s Cooking Dinner?” makes a spectacular return to The Dorchester
• Spectacular sailing challenge in memory of Pat Buckley
• A record year for Leukaemia UK London Marathon runners
• Statement from Leukaemia UK on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
• Worrying numbers of leukaemia patients are being misdiagnosed or waiting too long for a blood test, say leading UK leukaemia charities
• Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK join forces with funky feathered friend to make disease symptoms more memorable
• Non-existent awareness of leukaemia symptoms “extremely worrying” – say leading UK leukaemia charities, as they launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms
• Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK announce financial support collaboration
• Leukaemia UK unveils an exciting new brand 
• Pedalling pair’s crazy peaks challenge to stop leukaemia cutting short the lives of beloved mums
• Who’s Cooking Dinner? to return on Monday 19th September
• New research could help detect leukaemia earlier in older people
• A research breakthrough targets cancer over healthy tissue, bringing possibility of a new treatment option for most deadly type of leukaemia
• One Cancer Voice writes to Sajid Javid ahead of 10-Year Cancer Plan
• Cancer charities unite in encouraging the Government to address crucial issues as part of their “War on Cancer”
• An open letter to people with a weakened immune system
• Leukaemia UK is looking for volunteers for their Patient Experience Advisory Panel
• Leukaemia UK reveals new strategy to go further than ever to stop leukaemia devastating lives
• World Blood Cancer Day interview with Dr Pramila Krishnamurthy
• Leukaemia UK launches search for five new talented Trustees
• One Cancer Voice 10-Year Cancer Plan Consensus Statement
• Inquiry highlights the impact of COVID-19 on blood cancer services
• International Childhood Cancer Day: Dr Samanta Mariani reflects on her research into infant leukaemia
• Leukaemia UK awarded Christmas Grant to support life-saving research
• New analysis reveals the stark disparities in cancer rates between ethnic groups
• John Goldman Fellowship awarded to Dr Pramila Krishnamurthy
• Charities call on NHS to treat blood cancer equally in decision-making
• John Goldman Fellowships for 2022 open in December
• An urgent call from One Cancer Voice group of cancer charities for the Comprehensive Spending Review to deliver Government commitments to improve cancer survival & care
• Leukaemia UK announced as one of five charities for star-studded event Shall We Dance? with Dame Arlene Phillips and Anton Du Beke
• Leukaemia UK drives forward progress for leukaemia research through five new John Goldman Fellowships for 2021
• Leading leukaemia charities call on Rishi Sunak not to cut financial lifeline for blood cancer patients
• Leukaemia charities unite in Blood Cancer Awareness Month to improve diagnosis and the chances of survival
• Dr Samanta Mariani recognised for her innovative research through Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellowship and Olive Boles Innovation Award
• Open letter from cancer charities to the public
• First Medical Research Council and Leukaemia UK Clinical Research Training Fellow shares project highlights
• Why I became a Leukaemia UK Trustee
• Leukaemia UK appoints new CEO
• Angela Smith-Morgan to step down from her role as Co CEO of Leukaemia UK
• Our life-saving work must continue
• A new clinical trial announced
• Championing groundbreaking therapies and emotional support
• Leukaemia UK and Leuka have merged
• Leukaemia: Investigating stem cells to prevent cancer
• Lymphoma: Understanding relapse and treatment resistance
• Myelofibrosis: Finding new ways to treat patients
• MP opens Leukaemia UK Ambulatory Care Unit
• Nick Boles’ Ambulatory Care Unit opening speech
• Sharing this exciting news: a treatment advance for childhood leukaemia
• Blood cancer and your emotions – an expert’s insight
• Leukaemia UK is the new name for the ‘Elimination of Leukaemia Fund’
• Blood cancer: Top tips for keeping mentally healthy