This article is for two groups of people. The first is those moved by the plight of those wirh blood cancer who would like to donate to help with the costs incurred by families, or to fund research. The second is blood cancer families themselves looking for information, financial, or emotional support. You are not alone!

Blood cancer is the 5th most common type of cancer, but the 3rd biggest killer. That has to change.

We at Blood Cancer Uncensored are not a charity, nor do we have any official relationships with other charities. But we do encourage our readers to support and benefit from the many fantastic groups out there.

Blood Cancer is well served by a variety of charities and other patient groups. There are also many online chat forums for specific cancers and the Blood Cancer Uncensored Facebook Group provides a meeting place for all patients and their loved ones to continue the honest conversation sparked by this website.

A number of charites offer financial grants, fund research into blood cancer, and offer the all important emotional support and practical advice. We will feature just a few here that we commend to those readers needing help or wanting to donate.

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Blood Cancer UK

The largest British blood charity and our favourite! Their support line is a fantastic service offering comfort, encouragement, information and onward referral to other sources of help. The photo at the top of this page includes their logo.

Blood Cancer UK have spent over £500 million on blood cancer research to improve treatment and care for people living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or Myelodysplasia.

Blood Cancer UK partners with other UK Charities in the Blood Cancer Alliance: ACLT, Anthony Nolan, CLL Support, CML Support Group, DKMS, Leukaemia Care, Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI, Leukaemia UK, Lymphoma Action, MDS UK Patient Support Group, Myeloma UK, Race Against Blood Cancer and WMUK.

Lymphoma and Leukemia Society USA

This charity funds research and also makes specific grants to individual blood cancer families. They also have a fantastic support line who offer emotional support, information and onward referral to other sources of help.

CLL Society USA

As well as offering information and signposting to other sources of help, the CLL Society offers a free online second opinion service for all USA patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

How to get a real expert second opinion

Read about your rights and the way to get to see the top specialists for your blood cancer.

Help with drug costs

In the UK as soon as you have a blood cancer diagnosis you no longer even have to pay prescription charges. Ask your hospital to stamp your exemption application form.

In the USA speak to your hospital social worker and / or your specialist pharmacist for access to the many grants to eliminate your co-pay. Our author Tom the CLL Pharmacist has written a guide on treatment funding which will be relevant for all blood cancers.

Patient Power USA

This is a communications organisation set up to provide quality easy to understand information to patients and families. They cover several blood cancers: ALL, AML, CLL/SLL, CML, Hodgkin lymphoma, Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, myeloma, myelofibrosis, and Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.

CLIC Sargent Supports Children and Young People with Cancer in the UK

Also a great source of knowledge about other funding sources.

Shine – for young adults with any cancer (UK)

Offers great support groups and a gateway into referral for many other sources of help.

Make a wish foundation (UK)

Life changing wishes for children with cancer.

There are many other sources of support or funding which you can benefit from or donate to. Please share them in the comments section below.

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