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Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are a type of rare blood cancer. MPN develop due to a change, called a mutation, that occurs in the DNA of stem cells in the bone...

Nearly 1.3 million people in the U.S are living with or in remission from leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Blood cancers are the third leading cancer killer of Americans. An even...

Hi! Welcome back! One of the main questions I get asked is about how my doctor chooses to go about my follow-ups post-treatment. I think that this specific topic varies...

Of those who responded to our 2018 Blood Cancer In America survey, 32% were impacted by lymphoma, a type of blood cancer found in the lymphatic system. The two major...

In our 2018 Blood Cancer In America survey, people living with blood cancer shared their perspective on how the condition has impacted their life. Survey results indicated that blood cancer...

10 years ago today, without knowing it, I went to the last party I would go to where I drank. Alcohol had always been there. Not in a bad way...

In any clinical trial, participants must meet certain criteria to be eligible to participate. There are two commonly used terms when describing clinical trial eligibility, and those are “inclusion criteria”...

I have been playing a lot of pretty good outdoor tennis. It is crazy to do in the heat. It is not good for my skin. But I don’t see...

I get weirdly jealous of those, who had often gone through horrific treatment, who get the all clear which means an end of treatment. I want that. And I know...

The objects that we encounter every day can remind us that the simplest things in life can make a big difference. The cancer patient will go through different stages during...

Depending on the nature of an individual’s chronic condition (including mental health conditions and physical conditions, such as cancer, chronic pain, nervous system disorders, and many more) and how it...

When I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, a friend who is also a pediatric oncologist, warned me not to Google life expectancy.  She cautioned whatever number I found wouldn't reflect...

Hi! So nice to meet you. I’m Racheli and I am so excited to be creating content for you! I hope to share with you how to use mindfulness to...

Fortunately, the number of cancer survivors are increasing. However, cancer treatments are not without consequence and survivors must deal with the long-term effects of treatment. The Institute of Medicine (IOM)...

It seems like every cancer patient I know can tell the same story. Someone hears that the patient has cancer, and says something insensitive. Maybe it’s a friend or family...

This is a very emotional subject for me. I can’t think about it too much or I get too upset. The thought of never having my own children makes me...

The benefit of being at a teaching hospital is that you get access to a wealth of knowledge and many opinions. That is the downside also. I can’t count the...

When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my self-esteem was not in great condition. I remember specifically thinking to myself “nobody will even know that I’m gone.” As a junior in...

To categorize this next blog, it’d be under the "health & wellness category" (stay with me) and I give writing inspiration credit to the ever popular “day” declaration. This one...

After ten months of a “watch and wait” approach for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, I was faced with enlarging lymph nodes, which were threatening to cause damage to my organs. My oncologist...