Blood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. We use this time of year to further raise awareness of the key issues affecting the 240,000 people in the UK living with a blood cancer.
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3rd biggest cancer killer
Blood cancer claims more lives than breast or prostate cancer each year.
We want to change this.
5th most common cancer
Blood cancer is the 5th most common type of cancer.
Life changing results
In 1960 less than 1 in 10 children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) survived. Today nearly 8 in 10 do.
Funding that matters
You’re helping fund over 400 leading researchers working in over 160 projects across the UK.
Find out all you need to know about blood cancer
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, you’re not alone. Find out what to expect, get information, practical advice and support, hear from experts and read about other people’s experiences.
Select a cancer type
- Blood cancer
- Childhood leukaemia
- Leukaemia
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
- Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
- Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL)
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML)
- Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL)
- Large granular lymphocytic leukaemia (LGLL)
- Plasma cell leukaemia (PCL)
- T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL)
- Lymphoma
- Myeloma
- Other conditions related to blood cancer
Cycle the London Bikeathon for Bloodwise and help beat blood cancer
A fun cycle around the capital, cyclists can opt for either a 26-mile or 50-mile route taking in several of the city's famous landmarks.
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Your donation will go towards:
Developing better tests, so people can get an accurate diagnosis, more quickly.
Funding research for cures, for every type of blood cancer.
Providing expert information and practical support, for everyone affected by blood cancer.