The Bloodline with LLS

Join us as we highlight how pivots in therapy and self-advocacy were used to treat a young woman’s diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this episode, Caitlyn Householder, diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 2019, shares her incredible journey after finding out that she was pregnant the day she was admitted to the hospital to […]

Most blood cancer patients can experience side effects from their cancer diagnosis, or its treatments. In certain blood cancers, an urgent condition called tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) can develop. Dr. Tina Bhatnagar of the West Virginia University Cancer Institute joins us in this episode to explain why tumor lysis syndrome occurs and how it is […]

As a cancer patient or caregiver, telling your story can not only be a way to update loved ones about your condition or be a comfort to current patients, it can be healing for yourself. In this episode, we speak to Steve Buechler about his treatment for acute myeloid leukemia as well as his experience through […]

Please join us as we speak about CAR T-cell therapy with Dr. Carlos Silva, a Moffitt Cancer physician at Memorial Healthcare System in Pembroke Pines, Florida. In this episode, we explore the latest advances and what the future holds for CAR T-cell therapy.    This comprehensive view of CAR T-cell therapy will give blood cancer […]

Join us live from Miami, FL, as we talk about healthcare disparities and equity with Dr. Erin Kobetz of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Seth Berkowitz, Director of Patient and Community Outreach at LLS. In this episode, we discuss how organizations like Sylvester and LLS work together to address healthcare gaps and barriers that patients […]

Join us as we hear two different perspectives from people living with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); Tim Sohn, a 16-year survivor and Becky Dame, a 32-year survivor. In this episode, we hear how CML treatment has changed since 1991, when Becky was diagnosed. Becky had a difficult journey through cycles of relapse, transplant, and remission, […]

Join us as we speak to Dr. Richard Larson and Dr. Anand Patel from University of Chicago Medicine about chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In this episode, they discuss the latest advances in treatment for CML and what is on the horizon. With decades of progress with targeted treatments, CML patients are now given more hope […]

Unase a nuestro anfitrión, Javier Macias, y nuestra invitada Susan Moscoso, BSN, RN, BMT-CN, una de las enfermeras orientadoras del Centro de Apoyo para Ensayos Clínicos de La Sociedad de Lucha contra la Leucemia y el Linfoma. Explican importancia de los ensayos clínicos, los beneficios de participar en ensayos clínicos y cómo los enfermeros orientadores […]

Join us as we speak to Veronika Panagiotou, a non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor and Alique Topalian, a two-time AML survivor. In this episode, Veronika and Alique discuss the long-term side effects they have been experiencing as a result of their chemotherapy treatments. While their lives have been impacted by these treatments, they have been able to […]

Join us as we speak to Heidi MacAlpine, a chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patient and occupational therapist. In this episode, Heidi talks to us about her diagnosis of CLL and how she has utilized wellness techniques to reduce inflammation and maintain a good quality of life while on a watch and wait protocol.  This episode […]