Blood Cancer Awareness Month

September was named Blood Cancer Awareness month in 2010 by US Congress.

So this month we want to spread the word about leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and myelodyspastic syndromes (MDS).
These are types of cancer that can affect bone marrow, blood cells, lymph nodes and other parts of the lymphatic system. They’re all related since each of them are likely a result from acquired changes to the DNA of a single stem cell.

According the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society:

• One person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer approximately every 4 minutes
• An estimated combined total of 149,990 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma in 2013
• An estimated 1,129,813 people in the United States are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma?

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You can also check out the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society website to learn more or donate!