Around 28,500 people are diagnosed with leukaemia or one of the related cancers of
the blood in UK every year.
650 children develop leukaemia, lymphoma or aplastic anaemia every year.
This accounts for half of all childhood cancers.
Much progress has been made in treating leukaemia and the
related diseases since we started our work in 1960. At that
time, the average life expectancy for a child with leukaemia was just four months. Today over 90% of children with the most common leukaemia survive.
Advances in the treatment for adults with blood cancer have
been made. Young adults with Hodgkin's disease have a very
good chance of survival. The survival rate for adults with leukaemia is about 30%, though this figure encompasses some
impressive survival figures for some types of disease while
others are still stubbornly hard to treat.
Most patients live longer lives with their illness under
control and have a better quality of life.
The fund is totally independent and funds research purely on
merit.
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research commits over £20 million annually to Universities, Medical Schools and teaching hospitals throughout the UK for research into cancers of the blood.
Our research has four main goals:
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