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• Patient Survey, Free Expert Access for CLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)...

  Hope for my American friends it was a great Thanksgiving. Mine was vegan and I still managed to overeat.If you haven’t already completed our patient survey, I... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• New Shingles Vaccine and What It Means for CLL Patients

  If you haven't had time to participate in our 2017 CLL Patient Survey, please consider doing it today. You can participate online or request a paper survey. Fin... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Survey for Patients with CLL / SLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

  Participate in an Important Survey for Patients with CLL/SLLHave you been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma?Do you resid... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Post ASH CLL Society Patient and Caregiver Educational Forums

  

  ASH is the most important hematology conference and this year there is sure to be clinically relevant news for those of us with CLL. To learn the latest (and th... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• CLL Society, LLS and the Cleveland Clinic Present a Free Patient and Caregiver...

  

  The CLL Society, LLS and the Cleveland Clinic are hosting a Patient and Caregiver Forum on Nov. 11. It is going to be a super educational experience with CLL... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Free CLL Patient and Caregiver Educational Forums Nov. 4 at UCI, Irvine and...

  Hi,We are happy to be partnering with LLS and UCI in Irvine, CA for a free patient and caregiver meeting on Nov.4 (See details at... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Please Read the Third 2017 Issue of The CLL Tribune

  Welcome to the Third 2017 Issue of The CLL Tribune.ClicK here: http://cllsociety.org/quarter-3-2017-volume-3-issue-3/ to read the Front Page.We've Come a Long... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• CLL Ireland: Dr. Munir on Combination Therapies in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

  

  I'm in Alaska this week with my daughter's family and just enjoyed a cold and blustery day glacier cruise. I'm finally feeling a bit better though I still have ... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• iwCLL 2017: Professor Hillmen on MRD Negativity in CLL

  One of the benefits of going to conferences, besides hearing about the latest data on CLL, is meeting up with good friends in the CLL world. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASH 2016: Dr. Adrian Wiestner on Ibrutinib Failure in CLL

  

  In my interview from ASH 2016 in San Diego, Dr. Adrian Wiestner of the National Institutes of Health talks about the patients who fail ibrutinib due to disease... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• iwCLL 2017: Deb Sims Discusses Her Incredible CLL Journey to Stay Alive

  Hi,After some rather heavy articles on complex medical topics, this week I have a more upbeat personal interview with my Ozzie friend, Deb Sims about her... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Ibrutinib, SNS-062, and CAR-NK for CLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)

  Hi,It’s been a bit crazy, but I wanted to share that I have posted on our nonprofit’s website http://cllsociety.org an interview from ASH about the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Nine Years of Blogging Since Transplant for CLL (chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) o...

  

  This picture, painted by son William, launched by blog and was originally painted as a way to remember me after I was gone. Now it just serves to reminds us of ... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• CLL Tribune is Full of Articles from Patients and Expert on Chronic Lymphocytic...

  Last week we published the latest issue of The CLL Tribune (http://www.cllsociety.org/newsletter/). We're so grateful to the patients and physicians who share... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASH 2016: Which Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Become Resistan...

  This week I'm posting the final installment of my 3-part interview with Dr. Adrian Wiestner from the NIH where we discussed which CLL patients are more likely t... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Ibrutinib Failure as a Result of Progressive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)...

  This week I'm posting another interview that took place at ASH 2016 with Dr. Adrian Wiestner from the NIH where we discussed ibrutinib failure as a result of... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• Monoclonal B-Cell Lymphocytosis: A Precursor to CLL (chronic Lymphocytic...

  This week I'm posting on the CLL Society website an interview that took place at ASH 2016 with Dr. Neil Kay from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN where we... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASH 2016: Dr. Seymour on Combination Therapies for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia...

  Combination therapies are the future in CLL. And combinations that include venetoclax are being actively researched.For good reasons. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• ASH 2016: Dr. Anthony Mato on Real World Data on CLL (chronic Lymphocytic...

  I've posted on CLLSociety.org an interview with Dr. Anthony Mato from U. Penn when we talked at ASH 2016 about the real-world research he has been doing patient... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH

• More on Genetic Testing in CLL in A Facebook Live Event at 1 PM June 1

  A genetic testing Facebook Live event this Thursday from ASCO with Dr. Jeffrey Jones similar to the one I did at iwCLL. Dr. Jones from Ohio State University (OS... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH