About Leukaemia Research
Leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancers can affect anyone at any age. Today, in the UK alone, 110,000 men, women and children are living with blood cancers. Sadly leukaemia is the most common cancer in children, and blood cancers are the main cause of cancer death in people under 35.
Our aim is to make sure every blood cancer patient has the best chance of survival. We are the only national UK charity devoted exclusively to improving treatments, finding cures and learning how to prevent all blood cancers.
What our researchers are doing:
- Developing new treatments for patients that are tailor made to be less gruelling and more effective.
- Researching why and how blood cancers can become more aggressive.
- Investigating how blood cells become cancerous.
- Conducting clinical trials to take our research from lab to patient.
As well as funding research we provide essential patient information booklets and train expert haematologists for the future. For further details please visit our website at www.lrf.org.uk
We rely entirely on voluntary donations such as the sponsorship raised through events like the Bananaman Chase 10K.
For further information other sports events and the work that Leukaemia Research is doing please visit www.lrf.org.uk
