Saving the Lives of People with Blood Cancer
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Chris was just nine years old when he was diagnosed with leukaemia and was told he’d need a stem cell transplant to save his life. ‘Unfortunately, no-one in my family was a match, which is where Anthony Nolan got involved and found me a match. ‘Last year, 19 years after my transplant, I wrote my…
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Lieutenant Colonel Alan Tindale was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2013 and had a stem cell transplant in 2014. Here, he talks about his recovery over the last five years, how he keeps doing the things he loves, and advice he’d give to others. I organised a marathon to show people that there’s hope after cancer…
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After being diagnosed with essential thrombocythemia (ET), Colin’s blood disorder developed into myelofibrosis, a rare type of bone cancer. Here, he talks about his two stem cell transplants and the incredible support from his family. Would you mind telling us about when you were first diagnosed? In May 1980 I had a serious road traffic…
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After the news that the Scottish Medicine Consortium has recommended letermovir (Prevymis) for routine use on the NHS in Scotland, Bradley from our Policy and Public Affairs team shares what this means for patients and how Anthony Nolan promoted the views and experiences of patients to help make this happen. A new preventative treatment The…
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After new findings from Anthony Nolan’s Patient/Donor project have been published, Jonathan from our Patient Services team looks at how new technology is helping us understand what the best possible match now looks like, and what this means for future patients. At Anthony Nolan, we use our stem cell register of over 700,000 people to…
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This week, the NHS released a long-term plan setting out its priorities for the service over the next ten years. This followed the government’s announcement to increase NHS funding by £20 billion a year by 2023. Please note that these plans only relate to NHS England, and the devolved nations will have control of their extra funding. Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Bradley Price, explains everything…
