Blog - Page 24 of 25 - Leukaemia Care

10th November 2017

Kate Robinson

Earlier this summer, Kate’s mum was sadly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). In support of her mum, Kate and her husband Nigel decided to take on the 2018 London Marathon.

7th November 2017

Rona Button – My London Marathon Journey

Rona is back with her latest blog, where she's talking about her fundraising efforts and the problems plaguing her bad knee.

6th November 2017

Bradley Rogers – Why I am fundraising for Leukaemia Care

Earlier this year, Bradley Rogers reached the peak of Mt Kilimanjaro for Leukaemia Care. In the process, he raised an amazing £5,433! Here, we asked him a little bit about the trek, and why he decided to take on Kilimanjaro.

3rd November 2017

CART-T Therapy

In this blog, we explain all of the basic information about CAR-T therapy as well as answering the most common questions we get asked.

2nd November 2017

The power of ‘gold blood’: all about platelet donation

There is always a high demand for those ‘gold blooded’ people, the ones who can donate platelets. Find out more about the process, and how donors help blood cancer patients, in our blog.

1st November 2017

Clinical Trials: a focus on FLAIR

Our Nurse Advisor, Angela has years of experience in clinical trials, and she’s here to discuss an ongoing trial for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients known as FLAIR.

25th October 2017

Survivorship: emotional adjustment post-treatment

For some, it can be difficult to adjust to life after treatment. Here, Dr Natalie Rooney, Principal Clinical Psychologist at West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital, talks about supporting patients once treatment has ended.

17th October 2017

Rona Button – Update on the start of my training

Rona is back with her next blog, and she's talking about the start of her training and sponsorship ideas.

13th October 2017

Should I have the flu jab?

You may be wondering whether you should have the flu jab now that the weather is getting colder. We’ve answered the common questions in our article.

2nd October 2017

How to combat fatigue

Fatigue is something experienced by all people, even when healthy. However, it is also the most common side effect of cancer treatment. Jane Nunnick, Senior Haematology Research Nurse is here to explain more and provide some tips.