Blog - Page 7 of 25 - Leukaemia Care

12th July 2021

Post-lockdown anxiety

Feeling anxious about the easing of lockdown? In this article, Hospital Support Worker Kate Firkins talks us through how to manage anxiety.

29th June 2021

A numbers game – age at diagnosis

Being diagnosed with leukaemia is a distressing experience, no matter your age. However, your age at diagnosis can have an impact on your experience, affecting many aspects from treatment to recovery to mental wellbeing. Here, we asked two patients about their experiences of being diagnosed whilst in their 20s and 70s.

15th June 2021

How to combat loneliness

If you’re feeling isolated, or lonely despite not even living alone, you’re not on your own. Here, we look at ways to combat loneliness both online and offline.

28th May 2021

Free event for Health Care Professionals

Oncology Professional Care is a new virtual event for colleagues across the UK - and we'll be speaking about Watch and Wait

20th May 2021

Clinical trials: what’s in store for 2021

Our nurse advisor, Angela Watts, has years of experience in clinical trials. Here, she gives an overview on what blood cancer clinical trials will look like this year.

10th May 2021

Survivor’s Guilt

Jamie Woods is in remission from acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). Here, he discusses the guilt some patients feel for reaching remission when others don’t.

7th May 2021

Should I get a COVID-19 antibody test?

We have received a lot of questions about COVID-19 antibody tests and whether you should use these to see if you have responded to the COVID-19 vaccine. In this article, our Patient Advocacy Manager, Charlotte, explains what a COVID-19 antibody test does and why you should be cautious in how you interpret any results.

30th April 2021

What to expect: bone marrow biopsy

This is a procedure that you may need before a diagnosis or as an ongoing part of your treatment

15th March 2021

COVID vaccine FAQs

Now that the COVID-19 vaccination programme has begun here in the UK, you may have questions about this approved vaccine and how it affects blood cancer patients. We've put together a blog answering your most common questions on the COVID-19 vaccine.

26th February 2021

Five reasons why everybody should have a Will

Over 50% of UK adults do not have a Will - here we outline five reasons why everybody needs one.