September is Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month
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"I have personally seen the progress in cure rates and treatments from when I experienced leukemia in 1994," says survivor
Survival rates for children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer, have risen over the past 40 years from 3% to approximately 90% today; Hodgkin lymphoma patient survival rates have doubled to 86% since the 1960s, and the five-year survival rate has increased from 25% in the mid-seventies to 41% for all myeloma patients, and patients diagnosed in the last decade had a 50% improvement in overall survival.
Yet, more than 1 million North Americans are fighting blood cancers, the third leading cause of cancer death. Every four minutes someone in
"Awareness Month is an opportunity to increase the public's understanding of blood cancers and encourage people to support the funding of research to find cures and education programs to help patients have the best possible outcomes throughout their cancer experience," said LLS President and CEO
Since its inception in 1949, LLS has invested more than
Through its patient services programs, LLS offers a comprehensive array of education and support services to blood cancer patients and their families. There are family support groups, free patient education workshops featuring health experts, and First Connection – a peer-to-peer support program that matches newly diagnosed patients with trained volunteer survivors. A back to school program help children treated for cancer transition back to school. LLS also provides financial assistance to patients with significant financial need and an insurance co-pay assistance program.
LLS's web site - www.LLS.org is the definitive resource for information about blood cancers, and information specialists - master's level social workers and health educators – are available to provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. Information specialists can be reached at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday,
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