chemotherapy

28Apr2022

Five years of living with blood cancer uncertainty: No longer desolate. The battle between hope and reality

Another year has passed. Today is the anniversary, not of my actual diagnosis with blood cancer (that came 22 long days later), but rather the day I b…

Jenni talks about her AML diagnosis, treatment and recovery: #ThisIsBloodCancer Interview

Jenni Elbourne

10Sep2021

Jenni talks about her AML diagnosis, treatment and recovery: #ThisIsBloodCancer Interview

In this video I'm interviewed by Adrian Warnock. We talk about my experience of being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at age 33, including my t…

Being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukemia during the COVID19 pandemic

Jenni Elbourne

30Aug2021

Being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukemia during the COVID19 pandemic

Today Blood Cancer Uncensored is delighted to introduce our newest author, writer and "blood cancer recoverer", Jenni Elbourne. Today we share some sa…

USA representatives propose act to fund oral anticancer medicines the same way as IV chemotherapy

CLL Pharmacist

23Aug2021

USA representatives propose act to fund oral anticancer medicines the same way as IV chemotherapy

The USA currently has a funding system that treats IV cancer medications differently to oral ones. This can lead to huge differences in co-pays. In th…

Venetoclax and obinutuzumab funded in England by NICE, acalabrutinib licensed- the end of FCR chemotherapy for CLL?

Adrian Warnock

10Nov2020

Venetoclax and obinutuzumab funded in England by NICE, acalabrutinib licensed- the end of FCR chemotherapy for CLL?

Today NICE announced that they have agreed to fund Venetocolax plus obinutuzamab for all first line patients with CLL who want to take it in England. …

FCR Diary – Cycle 4 to 6 and my reflections

Adrian Warnock

27Oct2020

FCR Diary – Cycle 4 to 6 and my reflections

This post concludes my FCR chemotherapy treatment diary from two years ago. It is a warts and all story, and if you decide to read it please re…

FCR Diary – Home at last and Cycle Three

Adrian Warnock

26Oct2020

FCR Diary – Home at last and Cycle Three

This is a continuation of my FCR diary from two years ago. If you haven't read the previous articles here they are: The Day Leukaemia Changed My Lif…

Adrian Warnock

24Oct2020

FCR diary – Cycle 2 as an Inpatient

Today we continue publishing my two year old treatment diary. Please remember these posts come with a health warning. My experience will not be your e…

FCR Treatment Diary – an unexpected hospital admission

Adrian Warnock

22Oct2020

FCR Treatment Diary – an unexpected hospital admission

This is a continuation of a warts and all diary of my FCR treatment which happened two years ago and is now being published on the open web for the fi…

FCR Treatment Diary – Gratefulness during Cycle One

Adrian Warnock

15Oct2020

FCR Treatment Diary – Gratefulness during Cycle One

Two years ago this week I started chemotherapy as part of the FLAIR trial. Here I share my diary from that time. Please turn away if you are the sort …

FCR Chemotherapy diary – Treatment Looms

Adrian Warnock

13Oct2020

FCR Chemotherapy diary – Treatment Looms

A friendly warning message As I explained yesterday, I am two years out this week from starting FCR chemotherapy. Spoiler alert: the treatment worked …

Two years ago I started FCR Chemotherapy

Adrian Warnock

12Oct2020

Two years ago I started FCR Chemotherapy

This week marks the two year anniversary of me starting FCR chemotherapy. The FCR stands for Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab. This is stil…

Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) is an Emergency we must ALL be alert to.

CLL Pharmacist

25Aug2020

Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) is an Emergency we must ALL be alert to.

Did you know that Tumor Lysis Syndrome can occur spontaneously even for patients not receiving treatment. We all should know the symptoms of TLS as it…

The future of CLL treatment – time limited combination treatments?

Adrian Warnock

16Aug2020

The future of CLL treatment – time limited combination treatments?

What is your goal for treatment? Getting rid of as much CLL as possible and having a long remission? Or containing the CLL and putting it into reverse for a long time?

Blood Cancer for Dummies

31Jul2020

Clonal evolution for dummies

In this Blood Cancer for Dummies article the focus is on clonal evolution which is the process by which cancer cells can acquire resistance to treatme…

Blood Cancer for Dummies

26Jun2020

Monoclonal antibodies for dummies

We recently did an antibodies for dummies post. You might well ask why "monoclonal" antibodies gets its own dummy feature write up. That would be like…

Video: Prof Peter Hillmen Global Expert explains CLL

Adrian Warnock

9Jun2020

Video: Prof Peter Hillmen Global Expert explains CLL

Watch this friendly and easy to understand interview with one of the top specialist doctors in the World on this form of blood cancer. Prof Hillmen ex…

Super Survivor Andrew Schorr beat two blood cancers and is still fighting for patients

Adrian Warnock

29May2020

Super Survivor Andrew Schorr beat two blood cancers and is still fighting for patients

Grabbed some time with Andrew Schorr from Patient Power. Was great to hear about how he was one of the first cohort of patients to be treated with FCR…