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Blood Cancer UK Dedicated to beating blood cancer by funding research and supporting those affected by leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, MDS & MPN

We're a community dedicated to beating blood cancer- leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma! We provide support, information and resources to patients and families affected by blood cancer. If you need help call us on 0808 208 0888.

🔬 Advances in treatment have helped many people living with blood cancer, yet myeloma still has no cure. That’s why we'...
08/10/2026

🔬 Advances in treatment have helped many people living with blood cancer, yet myeloma still has no cure.

That’s why we're continuing to support vital research to improve our understanding of myeloma so we can find new, kinder ways to prevent and treat it.

Research like this could lead to more effective treatments and better outcomes for people with myeloma.

Support from people like you - our blood cancer community - is what makes research like this possible. Thank you ❤️

Two months after getting married, Stacey was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. After a stem cell transplant, two years re...
06/10/2026

Two months after getting married, Stacey was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma.

After a stem cell transplant, two years recovery and going into full menopause she went back to work as a nurse.

Then three years later, there was a moment she never thought she'd have - Stacey became a mum. And now her daughter has just started nursery.

"It's unbelievable how life can almost be taken away, then 10 years later look what I have" - Stacey.

Let’s be honest, blood cancer sucks.For everyone who’s been through it, is going through it, or is supporting someone th...
05/10/2026

Let’s be honest, blood cancer sucks.

For everyone who’s been through it, is going through it, or is supporting someone through it - we know how much you go through just to stay alive.

And it sucks that so many people still have to go through all of this.

That’s why we’ll keep pushing for better treatments, better chances, and more people getting to live beyond blood cancer.
(Thanks to Sean for sharing)

⭐ For Seb, starting secondary school has been so much more than just an ordinary childhood milestone. After more than 12...
04/10/2026

⭐ For Seb, starting secondary school has been so much more than just an ordinary childhood milestone.

After more than 1200 days in hospital and 2000 medical procedures, it was a day that meant everything.

Seb was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, and started chemotherapy on his 5th birthday.

“He managed to eat some chocolate cake, but was then hooked up to a chemo drip,” says his mum, Claire. “Other children were making friends and playing football. Seb was alone in a hospital room, fighting for his life.”

Seb endured the harsh treatment side effects over 3 years, before finally being given the all clear in June 2022. The family celebrated with “Seb Fest” – a fundraiser that raised more than £6000 for three charities (thank you❤️), followed by trips to Legoland and Disneyland Paris.

Seb has needed support to physically recover, but he’s made strong friendships, done well at school and is now a keen football player.

“We’re really proud of Seb and everything he has achieved in the most difficult of circumstances” says Claire.

Research is giving people more ordinary moments that matter, but we need to go further. We won’t stop until we have the kinder, more effective treatments that mean families can miss fewer moments together.

Blood Cancer Awareness Month may be over, but the need for research continues.Because behind every blood cancer diagnosi...
01/10/2026

Blood Cancer Awareness Month may be over, but the need for research continues.

Because behind every blood cancer diagnosis is someone hoping for more time. More birthdays, more milestones, more ordinary moments. Research is what makes it possible.

🌍 This October, Walk the World is bringing people together to help fund the research that could change the future of blood cancer, and we’re so pleased to have so many of you joining.

There's still time to join us. Together, we will walk the distance around the world, that's 40,075km - one kilometre for each of the 40,000 people diagnosed with blood cancer in the UK every year ❤️
(Link in the comments)

30/09/2026

“Kinder, more effective treatments really can’t come soon enough.”

We couldn’t have put it better ourselves, Hannah.

We’re so grateful to Hannah and Sadie for helping raise awareness, and to the Omaze Community for helping us fund groundbreaking clinical trials into the hardest-to-treat blood cancers ❤

It’s the final day of Blood Cancer Awareness Month 💔 It’s been a brilliant month, and we’re so grateful to everyone who ...
30/09/2026

It’s the final day of Blood Cancer Awareness Month 💔

It’s been a brilliant month, and we’re so grateful to everyone who got involved. You shared the moments you didn’t think you’d be here for. The moments you’re still hoping to reach. And the moments your loved ones should’ve been here for.

We’re so glad that research has made so many more moments possible - from seeing your kids graduate, to travelling somewhere new, to celebrating another birthday together. The moments have been big, small and everything in between, and we’ve loved seeing them.

But there are still too many people saying, “They should have been here for this.”

Until there are no more of those moments, we’ll keep working around the clock to beat blood cancer.
Because we want everyone to be here for this.

And while Blood Cancer Awareness Month might be over, our community is here all year round ❤️

If there’s been a post, story or moment that’s stuck with you this month, it’s not too late to share it with someone. Help us keep these stories, and the need for more research, being heard beyond September 📢

Maybe you weren’t sure you’d see another birthday, Christmas, wedding or family celebration. Maybe you were waiting and ...
29/09/2026

Maybe you weren’t sure you’d see another birthday, Christmas, wedding or family celebration. Maybe you were waiting and hoping for someone you love.

And now, here you are.

We know not everyone gets to be here for the moments they were hoping for. For those who are, every moment can mean that little bit more.

Here’s to the moments we’re here for, and the people we wish were here with us.

When Osvaldo began experiencing stomach pain, his GP initially dismissed it as stress. After six months of night sweats,...
28/09/2026

When Osvaldo began experiencing stomach pain, his GP initially dismissed it as stress. After six months of night sweats, extreme fatigue, losing more than three stone in weight and repeated hospital visits, he was diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

“I’d known for months that something wasn’t right, but when I was told I had cancer it turned my whole world upside down. I was only 35.”

“The treatment was so tough. I had extreme fatigue, nausea, my nails turned purple and my gums were constantly bleeding.”

But it worked, and Osvaldo was given the all-clear. His immune system remained depleted, so it was another year before he could stop shielding.

Since then, he’s embraced life: setting up home in Kent, with a new charity career, a proposal to his partner Leonie at a waterfall in the Amazon, and their wedding. He's here for all of this ❤️

He’s still living with long-term effects of the cancer though.
“The chemotherapy has affected my fertility which means my wife and I have to explore other options to become parents which has been unbelievably tough.

“I have science, and something unusual to thank for the fact I’m still here. But we need to keep investing in research for treatments that will beat blood cancer but will also be gentler with fewer long-term consequences.” - Osvaldo 💬

🔬 Could treating smouldering myeloma earlier change what happens next? New research has found promising results for peop...
25/09/2026

🔬 Could treating smouldering myeloma earlier change what happens next?

New research has found promising results for people with high-risk smouldering myeloma – a condition that can develop into active myeloma.

In a recent clinical trial, researchers tested an immunotherapy called teclistamab, which helps the immune system recognise and attack abnormal cells.

The early results are encouraging:

🔴 78% of people receiving teclistamab had a complete response, meaning tests could no longer find the usual signs of their condition.
🔴 After two years, 92% of people who received teclistamab hadn’t progressed to myeloma, compared with 49% of people receiving lenalidomide and dexamethasone.

This is exciting because it raises the possibility that harnessing the immune system earlier could delay high-risk smouldering myeloma developing into active myeloma.

But there’s still more we need to learn.

This was a relatively small, early-stage clinical trial involving 59 people who received treatment. Researchers will need to follow up to understand how long these responses last – and whether earlier treatment can ultimately prevent people developing myeloma.

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