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Leukaemia UK chosen to be featured charity partner of Scrap Car Comparison

05 Mar 2025 Fundraising

Leukaemia UK chosen to be featured charity partner of Scrap Car Comparison

Leukaemia UK will be the featured charity partner of Scrap Car Comparison’s ‘Donate a Car’ scheme this March. The scheme will help raise money to stop leukaemia devastating lives by...

“Leukaemia changes everyone’s life.”: Chris Corbin OBE announced as a Leukaemia UK patron

30 Jan 2025 Other

“Leukaemia changes everyone’s life.”: Chris Corbin OBE announced as a Leukaemia UK patron

The renowned restauranteur Chris Corbin OBE has been announced as a patron for blood cancer charity Leukaemia UK. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the stem cell transplant which saved...

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Friends and family of Leicestershire woman who died from rare cancer campaign for more research and awareness

02 Aug 2023 Awareness raising

Friends and family of Leicestershire woman who died from rare cancer campaign for more research and awareness

The family of a Leicestershire woman who died in July 2022, on the day of her leukaemia diagnosis, has raised...

Trailblazing research project announced to exploit novel weaknesses in one of the least survivable cancers

21 Apr 2023 Awareness raising

Trailblazing research project announced to exploit novel weaknesses in one of the least survivable cancers

A pioneering new study hopes to accelerate progress towards a new treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in research announced...

Worrying numbers of leukaemia patients are being misdiagnosed or waiting too long for a blood test, say leading UK leukaemia charities

04 Sep 2022 Awareness raising

Worrying numbers of leukaemia patients are being misdiagnosed or waiting too long for a blood test, say leading UK leukaemia charities

Patients in the UK face “the luck of the draw” when presenting with leukaemia symptoms. GPs are often left without...

Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK join forces with funky feathered friend to make disease symptoms more memorable

25 Aug 2022 Awareness raising

Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK join forces with funky feathered friend to make disease symptoms more memorable

The two leading UK leukaemia charities have launched a collaboration today with a difference. They’ve joined forces with a blue...

Non-existent awareness of leukaemia symptoms “extremely worrying” – say leading UK leukaemia charities, as they launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms

24 Aug 2022 Awareness raising

Non-existent awareness of leukaemia symptoms “extremely worrying” – say leading UK leukaemia charities, as they launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms

People over 55 also underestimate their risk, thinking that leukaemia is a childhood disease. Only 11% of over 55s thought...

International Childhood Cancer Day: Dr Samanta Mariani reflects on her research into infant leukaemia

11 Feb 2022 Awareness raising

International Childhood Cancer Day: Dr Samanta Mariani reflects on her research into infant leukaemia

On 15th February the global community comes together for International Childhood Cancer Day, a collaborative campaign to raise awareness about...

New analysis reveals the stark disparities in cancer rates between ethnic groups

03 Feb 2022 Awareness raising

New analysis reveals the stark disparities in cancer rates between ethnic groups

Cancer Research UK has published a new analysis of cancer rates by ethnicity in England, providing crucial data on how...

Leukaemia UK announced as one of five charities for star-studded event Shall We Dance? with Dame Arlene Phillips and Anton Du Beke

26 Oct 2021 Awareness raising

Leukaemia UK announced as one of five charities for star-studded event Shall We Dance? with Dame Arlene Phillips and Anton Du Beke

Leukaemia UK is delighted to have been announced as one of five charities that a new star-studded dance event, Shall...

Leukaemia charities unite in Blood Cancer Awareness Month to improve diagnosis and the chances of survival

20 Sep 2021 Awareness raising

Leukaemia charities unite in Blood Cancer Awareness Month to improve diagnosis and the chances of survival

A recent survey revealed more than half of British adults cannot recognise a sign or symptom of the disease which...