Blood Cancer UK

If you need help this Easter, we’re here for you ❤️ Our Support Line is open over the bank holiday, so you can speak to an experienced blood cancer nurse if you need support or information 📞 For more information and ways to get in touch: bit.ly/4uZzLwt

Mark & Margo, new Race Across the World contestants, came together when Julie, their wife & sister was diagnosed with blood cancer. We’ll be watching and thinking of everyone else navigating their own blood cancer journeys. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Support @BloodCancer_uk Birmingham Walk of Light Sat 26 March 5.30pm from @CannonHillPark Bandstand & donate to collect Lanterns for 2.5k or 5k route @cannonhill5KYW

It was so great to be given the opportunity to speak at this years FIRST EVER #walkoflight London for @bloodcancer_uk - met so many great people and we had over 800 participants which was amazing!🤩 A great event with such a community feel❤️

When Matthew was diagnosed with blood cancer, his Clinical Nurse Specialist, Zoe, was a real rock to him throughout his treatment. It’s #NationalCancerCNSDay & we want to share our appreciation for CNSs like Zoe, who make a real difference every day 💫

This progress is the result of decades of research, including targeted treatments and new therapies. But more than 40,000 people are diagnosed with blood cancer every year, & some survival rates are still just 3 in 10. Research must keep going until everyone beats blood cancer.

For blood cancers, there's been real progress: • Leukaemia death rates down 9% in 10 years • Hodgkin lymphoma are down 14% • Myeloma are down 5% • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma are down 9% This means more families getting time together, amd more plans for the future made.

“They’ve been researching cancer for decades, and there’s no change.” We get comments like this a lot – but the reality is research 𝘪𝘴 making a difference. Latest figures from our friends @CR_UK show UK cancer death rates have fallen 29% since 1989 and 11% in the last decade.

@Your_Portland Thank you so much for your support!😄

🧸 Guess the Teddy’s Name Comp Please feel free to enter at reception for the chance to win this gorgeous teddy bear. All proceeds are in aid of @bloodcancer_uk

If you or a loved one is concerned or needs support, we're here for you. 📞 0808 2080 888 📧 support@bloodcancer.org.uk 💻 Forum: bit.ly/4bimA0x

For some people with mantle cell lymphoma, treatment options become extremely limited. Tecartus, a CAR T-cell therapy is currently the only treatment of its kind if the disease returns or stops responding. A hearing will take place on 30 March.

A few weeks ago we shared we’d submitted a formal appeal against NICE’s decision to remove Tecartus as a treatment for mantle cell lymphoma. We’ve now written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP with @AnthonyNolan & @LymphomaAction urging the government to review this decision.

@monicabeharding Thanks for all your support and hard work on the Bill Committee - research is vital to improving blood cancer survival, so this Act will make a real difference to our community!

The Rare Cancers Bill has received Royal Assent and is now law. I am proud to have supported this Bill through every stage in Parliament, and to have served on the Bill Committee. The Act will improve rare cancer treatment by enhancing data-sharing and requiring public reporting on access to life-saving orphan drugs, offering new hope to patients and families. For too long, those affected by rare cancers have faced fewer treatment options, less research investment and limited access to clinical trials. This is a vital step towards changing that, driving research and ensuring rare cancers are treated with the urgency they deserve. Good politics changes lives. The best politics saves lives. @BrainTumourOrg @PancreaticCanUK @braintumourrsch @Sarcoma_UK @LessSurvivable @CR_UK @bloodcancer_uk @CharityAMMF @NeuroblastomaUK @brainstrust @MaggiesCentres @lobularmoonshot @TeenageCancer

We’re also grateful to @DrScottArthurMP for bringing forward the Act and for working closely with cancer charities to ensure it addresses the challenges faced by people diagnosed with a rare cancer.

We’ve proudly supported the Act throughout its journey in Parliament and are thrilled to see it become law. Thank you to everyone in our community who wrote to their MP asking them to support the Act, your voices truly made a difference. ♥️

We’re delighted that the Rare Cancers Bill has received Royal Assent and is now law. ✅

The priority now is making sure the National Cancer Plan delivers for people with blood cancer in England. This includes ensuring the ambitions of the Plan are backed by a bold NHS Workforce Plan. We're ready to work with @SharonHodgsonMP to make that happen.

We also want to thank @AshleyDalton_MP, on behalf of the blood cancer community, for her leadership in bringing forward the National Cancer Plan and her commitment to improving cancer outcomes.

We welcome the appointment of @SharonHodgsonMP, the new Minister at the Department of Health and Social Care and look forward to working together to deliver real progress for people affected by blood cancer.