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Alarming racial inequality over third jabs, blood cancer charity says

A charity has said there is an “alarming” racial inequality in England for people who are severely immunocompromised and require a third Covid-19 vaccine. Blood Cancer UK said 84% of immunocompromised people from a white British background had three ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:30

Fewer than half of immunocompromised in England have had booster jabs – new data

Fewer than half of immunocompromised people in England have had a Covid-19 vaccine booster dose, new data shows. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced in November that immunocompromised people – the group the NHS call ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Free Covid testing must continue to protect vulnerable – charities

Covid-19 testing should continue to be free for all to protect people at severe risk of illness if they get the virus, a group of charities has said. Speculation has mounted as to whether the Government’s Living With Covid strategy for England ...

17 Feb 2022 at 01:26

Charity reveals Raymond Briggs made annual donations in honour of his wife

A blood cancer charity has hailed the late Raymond Briggs a “quietly generous man” who supported them for years in memory of his wife. Briggs’ family announced in a statement through his publisher, Penguin Random House, that he died at the ...

10 Aug 2022 at 18:03

Survival time for incurable blood cancer almost doubles since 2005, study finds

People with a form of blood cancer are living almost twice as long on average compared to 20 years ago, according to a study. However, experts warned survival for multiple myeloma “remains devastatingly low” and more must be done, ...

04 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Snowman creator Raymond Briggs’ will funded cancer research in memory of wife

A blood cancer charity has paid tribute to the late Raymond Briggs this Christmas after he donated to them in his will. Blood Cancer UK revealed when The Snowman creator died at the age of 88 in August he made annual donations to ...

15 Dec 2022 at 17:42

Rock star in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to NHS trial

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing ...

30 Sept 2024 at 07:16

People with blood cancer to benefit from innovative new treatment on the NHS

Hundreds of people in England with aggressive blood cancer are set to benefit from an innovative new treatment that reprogrammes a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease after it was recommended for NHS use. ...

20 Feb 2025 at 11:10

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer – poll

More than half of UK adults cannot name a single symptom of blood cancer despite it being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, according to new research released by a charity. The YouGov poll of 2,230 UK ...

01 Sept 2022 at 01:01

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Father’s incurable blood cancer caught when stubbed toe caused broken neck as disease was ‘eating away’ at his bones

A father has spoken of feeling “lucky” after his incurable blood cancer was caught when a stubbed toe caused his neck to break as the disease was “eating away” at his bones. Paul Angliss, 62, said he ...

29 Oct 2025 at 06:30

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