The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches Impact Research Grants To Help Underserved Patients Access Clinical Trials
Collaborations with Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine will Increase Representation of Geographically, Ethnically and Economically Underserved Communities in Clinical Trials
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RYE BROOK, N.Y., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today the launch of the IMPACT (Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials) research grants to increase enrollment of individuals from underrepresented communities in clinical trials. Clinical trials are vital to improving cancer treatment, giving newly diagnosed patients access to state-of-the-art therapies, and providing a lifeline when other treatments have failed. Yet, clinical trials overwhelmingly fail to represent certain patient populations such as ethnic and racial minorities and people in rural co
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches IMPACT Research Grants to Help Underserved Patients Access Clinical Trials
May 6, 2021 GMT
RYE BROOK, N.Y., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today the launch of the IMPACT (Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials) research grants to increase enrollment of individuals from underrepresented communities in clinical trials. Clinical trials are vital to improving cancer treatment, giving newly diagnosed patients access to state-of-the-art therapies, and providing a lifeline when other treatments have failed. Yet, clinical trials overwhelmingly fail to represent certain patient populations such as ethnic and racial minorities and people in rural communities.
Thousands Nationwide Reimagine Iconic Stair Climb to Take Down Cancer
Despite continued pandemic The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society remains unstoppable in its quest to end blood cancer
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RYE BROOK, N.Y., April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Thousands across the nation are stepping up to help defeat an adversary that has long plagued Americans cancer. On May 15, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will host its trailblazing event,
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Big Climb Honored Hero of New Jersey, Molly Gorczyca and boyfriend Ryan Smith | Photo Credit: Lauren Bliss Photography
Reality TV star and two-time blood cancer survivor Ethan Zohn to participate in Big Climb.
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RYE BROOK, N.Y., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Every three minutes, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. But, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the global leader in the fight against blood cancer, is making game-changing progress in changing this statistic. Today, LLS officially kicked off its 32nd annual Man & Woman of the Year® campaign a multimillion-dollar nationwide philanthropic competition in which thousands of individuals from diverse backgrounds come together for an exciting 10-weeks of creative fundraising efforts to fight blood cancer and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.