Media Contact
Have media inquiries? Contact us between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday:
- Andrea Greif
Senior Director, Communications
(914) 821-8958
andrea.greif@lls.org
CLIMB – CONQUER – CURE – LLS’S BIG CLIMB REACHES NEW HEIGHTS NATIONWIDE
Rye Brook, NY, (January 21, 2020) – What do the Columbia Center in Seattle, Capella Tower in Minneapolis and Salesforce Tower in San Francisco have in common? They are all iconic buildings with 1,000 or more steps, and they are sites for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) latest fundraising innovation – BIG CLIMB. As a global leader in the fight against cancer, LLS has pioneered iconic campaigns, - ...
24 Patient Groups Endorse Expedited Supreme Court Review of ACA Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 3, 2020) — Twenty-four organizations representing millions of patients strongly support the petitions filed today by state attorneys general and by the U.S. House of Representatives that seek expedited U.S. Supreme Court review of last month’s Texas v. United States ruling. The coalition issued the following statement: “Our organizations, representing millions of individuals and ...
Burlington Stores Raises More Than $5.8 Million For LLS This Year
RYE BROOK, NY, January 7, 2020 – Burlington Stores and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) teamed up for the 18th consecutive year to raise critical funds for cancer research and patient support to help save lives and bring smiles to those impacted. From September 9 through December 2, customers at Burlington’s more than 700 locations nationwide were encouraged to donate $1 or more at checkout to support LL...
28 Patient Groups Disappointed in 5th Circuit Court Ruling in Texas v. U.S.
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2019 — Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued their ruling in Texas v. United States, striking down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate and remanding back to the district court the decision as to whether key patient protections will remain in the future. In response, more than 25 patient groups issued the following statement: “It is important...
LLS and ASH Team Up to Connect Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials
Collaboration will provide critical clinical trial navigation services and support to patients and families (Rye Brook, NY – December 6, 2019) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced today a collaboration to expand access to LLS’s unique free service providing clinical trials navigation and support to blood cancer patients and their families. With only a...
Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and LLS Collaborate to Support Research
DEERFIELD, Ill., DALLAS and RYE BROOK, N.Y., Oct. 22, 2019 – Walgreens announced today a new collaboration with Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to enable research in tough-to-treat cancers and increase access to care with a pledge to contribute more than $25 million to the organizations, collectively, over the next five years. Through a combination of corporate donations and in-store fundra...
Nearly 60% of Blood Cancer Patients Covered By Medicare Delay or Forgo Treatment
View full multimedia release here. Rye Brook, N.Y. (October 21, 2019) – Survival of older patients with blood cancers continues to improve as more effective, less toxic therapies are introduced. However, these lifesaving treatments often are expensive and many cancer patients face financial burdens caused by ever-increasing healthcare costs. In fact, according to a new study released toda...
WWE® AND LLS JOIN FORCES TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
Stamford, Conn. and Rye Brook, N.Y. (October 03, 2019) – WWE and WWE Superstar Roman Reigns are teaming up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in the fight against cancer. For Reigns, the cause is personal – he is in remission for the second time from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The new partnership with LLS, the world’s largest nonprofit fighting blood cancers, will propel the organization’...