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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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Percy & Nell says Pants to Leukaemia with bespoke charity collaboration

14 Mar 2023 Fundraising

Percy & Nell says Pants to Leukaemia with bespoke charity collaboration

Independent clothing brand Percy & Nell has produced a unique range of sweatshirts, t-shirts, beanies and tote bags, with all...

Team Bodhi goes viral with #PantsToLeukaemia campaign

03 Feb 2023 Fundraising

Team Bodhi goes viral with #PantsToLeukaemia campaign

A whole host of celebrities and members of the public are posing with their pants on their head for a...

Clinical trial begins for pioneering new cancer treatment

10 Jan 2023 Research

Clinical trial begins for pioneering new cancer treatment

This article has been updated in January 2023 after first being published on 26 April 2021. A potentially ground-breaking new...

Widespread coverage of new leukaemia therapy shows promise in first trial patient

12 Dec 2022 Research

Widespread coverage of new leukaemia therapy shows promise in first trial patient

As you may have seen in the news over the weekend, a clinical trial investigating a new leukaemia treatment has...

John Goldman Fellowships for 2023 now open

05 Dec 2022 Research

John Goldman Fellowships for 2023 now open

Leukaemia UK is delighted to announce that we are funding more ground-breaking research in 2023, by continuing our investment in...

Leukaemia UK launch Winter Appeal celebrating mother of two able to enjoy Christmas with her family after life-saving stem cell transplant

01 Dec 2022 Fundraising

Leukaemia UK launch Winter Appeal celebrating mother of two able to enjoy Christmas with her family after life-saving stem cell transplant

Today, Leukaemia UK launch their Winter Appeal to raise vital funds for leukaemia research and stop the disease from devastating...

Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellow awarded Professorship

28 Nov 2022 Research

Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellow awarded Professorship

Talented blood cancer researcher, Vignir Helgason, was awarded a Leukaemia UK John Goldman Fellowship in 2015, for his research into...

Leukaemia UK and Leukaemia Care urge benefits to be raised in line with inflation

16 Nov 2022 Policy

Leukaemia UK and Leukaemia Care urge benefits to be raised in line with inflation

Leukaemia UK and Leukaemia Care have written to the Chancellor to highlight the additional financial pressures faced by blood cancer...

Cost of Living with Leukaemia Fund launches

16 Nov 2022 Wellbeing

Cost of Living with Leukaemia Fund launches

Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK have launched a new financial support service, the Cost of Living with Leukaemia Fund, in...