Blood Cancer Awareness Day

September 21st, 2012

This year approximately 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in

the United States.

Over 577,000 people will die from cancer this year.

Cancer does not discriminate between age, gender, race, ethnicity, or wealth.

Approximately every 4 minutes one person in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer.

Approximately every 10 minutes, someone in the US dies from a blood cancer.

An estimated combined total of 140,310 people in the US are expected to be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma in 2012, or 9% of all new cancer diagnoses in the next year.

Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are expected to cause the deaths of an estimated 53,010 people in the US in 2012.

BUT THERE IS

HOPE

At 13-years-old, Hannah was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, and went on to battle it

successfully a second time. Her focus these days is to get through all those classes, maybe attend graduate school, then one day move to Europe

where she can live her dreams.

Eva was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of four, and has experienced her fair share of ups and downs though treatment and recovery. In the same year of her diagnosis, her father Timothy Hooten was also diagnosed with leukemia. Throughout it all Eva has kept a positive mindset and is a hero we can all look up to.

After two and a half years of treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), Layla is a happy and healthy little girl whose treatment is finally over, thanks to research and her diligent doctors. In spite of all she's gone through, she's still smiling and always on the go, not taking a single day for granted!

Jason is a survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After enduring 6 months of chemotherapy, Jason has been in remission for 17 months. His students at MacArthur High School keep him busy these days, but he is forever grateful for all of the help and support he has received from his family, friends, and students.

You can tell just by looking at him that Manuel has a positive outlook. It has served him well since his diagnosis with multiple myeloma. After chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, Manuel is in remission and his hopes for the future are equally simple. He wants to "stay well." And that's exactly what we wish for him.

In 1994 Nikki found out that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After several years of treatments, she has built herself a wonderful life, and now has a supportive husband, two beautiful children, and just started her own part-time business so she can be a stay-at-home mom.

In 2011, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society invested more than $76 million in blood cancer research.

This has led to increased survival rates for patients of all blood cancers.

In 1960, the 5 year survival rate for a person diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was 31%

Today it’s 71%

In 1960, the 5 year survival rate for a person diagnosed with Leukemia was 14%.

Today it’s 57%

In 1960, the 5 year survival rate for a person diagnosed with myeloma was 12%.

Today it’s 41%

In 1960, the 5 year survival rate for a person diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was 40%

Today it’s 86%

On October 12, the Long Island Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be hosting its annual “Light the Night” walk at Eisenhower Park at 6:30 PM.

Last year Long Island LLS raised almost $900,000 for blood cancer research and patient services through “Light the Night.”

This year our goal is to reach $1,000,000

Paradise is a world without cancer.

Together we can make this a reality.

Every dollar we raise brings us closer to our goal…

We will be RELENTLESS for a cure.