Media Contact
Have media inquiries? Contact us between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday:
- Andrea Greif
Vice President, Communications
(914) 821-8958
andrea.greif@lls.org
LLS Expands Innovative Therapy Acceleration Program with Novel Immunotherapy
Rye Brook, NY (April 5, 2017) - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) continues to advance the promising field of immunotherapy research, harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, with a $4 million funding commitment in an investigational therapy being developed by Forty Seven Inc. for lymphoma patients. There are approximately 630,000 patients in the United States living with non-Hodgkin lymp...
Enhancing Myeloma Awareness in African American Communities
Washington, D.C. and Rye Brook, NY (March 23, 2017) –The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) together with the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) announce the launch of a church-based initiative addressing striking health disparities among African Americans with multiple myeloma. Black Americans have twice the incidence of multiple myeloma as white Americans, and recent studies show black Americans are signi...
LLS Celebrates 30th Anniversary Leukemia Ball
March 22, 2017 (Rye Brook, NY) – As the world’s leading non-profit dedicated to fighting blood cancers, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has played a role in most therapies used today to treat blood cancer patients, some of which are even helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. Such advances are possible due to LLS’s significant investment in cutting-edge research – more t...
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Statement on Proposed Cuts to NIH Budget
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) firmly opposes the Administration’s proposed budget, which reduces the funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $5.8 billion. These cuts risk derailing decades of advancement in the diagnosis, understanding and treatment of deadly blood cancers. LLS is calling upon members of Congress to reject these proposed cuts and increase funding for the NIH in future app...
Man & Woman of the Year is More than a Title, it’s all About Curing Cancer
Rye Brook, NY, March 17, 2017 – The adage says, “It’s not the titles that honor men, but the men who honor titles.” This could not be more accurate for the 900 men and women across the United States vying to win The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) coveted title, Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY), conferred at the conclusion of this annual campaign. For 10 weeks, in 80 communities across the co...
LLS Appoints Dr. Gwen Nichols, Chief Medical Officer
Rye Brook, N.Y. (March 16, 2017) – The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to fighting blood cancer, announced it has appointed Gwen Nichols, M.D., chief medical officer (CMO). A physician and scientific researcher, Nichols has dedicated her career to advancing cures for cancers through a unique combination of clinical, academic and pharmaceut...
LLS AND BURLINGTON STORES HAVE RAISED MORE THAN $29 MILLION TO FIGHT CANCER
Rye Brook, NY (December 13, 2016) – Burlington Stores and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night Walk® campaign collaborated for the 15th consecutive year to shine a light on the urgent need for funding to help support blood cancer research and advance new treatments and cures. From September 7 through November 30, all Burlington Stores nationwide encouraged customers to donate to the cause ...
New Research for the Holidays Shows It Is Better to Give Than Receive
View full multimedia release here Rye Brook, NY Nov. 30, 2016 – A new national survey by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s leading voluntary health non-profit dedicated to fighting blood cancers, finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans (90%) say they believe the true meaning of the holidays is to help others and 87% say they wish they could do more to help others in need. Eight in...