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Making A Decade of Difference!
For ten years now, people in your community have come together to carry the light of hope at our Light The Night Walks. Our Walks celebrate and commemorate lives that have been touched by blood cancer and our participants raise critical funds that help continue the fight against blood cancer. In the ten years since The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk began, the program has grown to include participants in more than 240 communities across the U.S. and Canada. Funds raised by these Walkers since program inception total nearly $120 million. These funds have made a major impact on the lives of cancer patients and their families. They have helped fuel the growth of LLS-funded research and services that help patients live better, longer lives.
YOU CAN JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER! You can DONATE to our efforts from this website. Simply select the amount you wish to contribute or key in an amount beside "OTHER" and then CLICK DONATE at the right hand side of the page. Then, using a credit or debit card, you will be able to make your donation online! It's that simple! If you have any questions or would rather make a donation in person or via check or money order, please contact: Tracy Shaw, LTN Director - tracy.shaw@lls.org. Over the Past Decade: Nearly half a million patients, family members and healthcare professionals have called the LLS Information Resource Center and received critical information about blood cancers, therapy options and issues surrounding treatment and survival.
Nearly $40 million was disbursed to patients through the LLS Patient Assistance program, for transportation, lodging and other expenses, to help them get the treatment they needed to fight their cancer.
Over 100,000 patients and family members found comfort and hope through LLS First Connection and Family Support Groups.
LLS granted $425 million to more than 400 scientists searching for cures and improved treatments for patients.
LLS funding contributed to the development of new drugs that are affecting patient survival and quality of life. Examples include:
LLS-funded researchers began working in novel research areas that hold great promise for finding cures and better treatments including new, less toxic stem cell transplants, immunotherapies and other targeted therapies. Our Advocacy Network has successfully supported pro-patient legislation including:
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