The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

A) research programs: we will continue to support research through our innovative and integrated funding programs, until every patient has a safe and effective therapy. In fiscal year 2019, lls supported research in The u.s., canada and 7 other countries with a total research disbursement of approximately 44.3 million. Research funding was distributed across all blood cancers. Beat aml master trial The beat aml master trial, a collaborative clinical trial testing several novel targeted therapies for patients with acute myeloid leukemia(aml) designed to facilitate fda approval of new drugs and change The treatment paradigm for patients diagnosed with aml by developing more individualized, effective treatment approaches. The master trial involves collaborations with multiple medical institutions, drug companies, a genomic provider, a clinical research organization, and The fda, all of whom have committed to working collaboratively. More than 760 patients have been screened in 11 study arms at 16 cancer centers ...

C) public health education: information and education. Paying for medical care, making treatment choices, communicating with healthcare providers, family members and friends-these are some of The stresses that come with a cancer diagnosis. Lls's information specialists are master's level oncology social workers, nurses and health educators who provide help with disease, treatment and clinical trial information and support. Information specialists may also refer patients and caregivers to a nurse in The clinical trial support center. The nurses in this center have expertise in The blood cancers and provide patients and their caregivers with comprehensive navigation to find and enroll in an appropriate clinical trial. As part of this process, The nurses work closely with information specialists to address resource barriers to clinical trial enrollment. Patients, families and healthcare professionals may speak to an information specialist at (800) 955-4572 monday through friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., et, email [email protected] or ...

B) patient & community services: publications and The lls website. Support services are provided by professionals or rigorously trained peer volunteers. All resources are provided through a variety of media - print, online, by phone, and face- to-face in communities. A number of resources are available in spanish for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. Print publications: an extensive catalog of education materials is offered free-of-charge to patients and healthcare professionals. Each year, lls distributes disease and support booklets and fact sheets through The information resource center, lls website and lls chapters. Each year, lls publishes an annual compilation of data available for blood cancers, including The estimated numbers of new blood cancer cases and deaths, The most recent statistics available for incidence, mortality and survival. In 2019, 717,119 free printed disease and support booklets and 8,621 fact sheets were ordered. Additionally, there were 129,388 page views of these booklets and ...