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Did you know that we have published the presentations from last month's event in Galway on our You Tube channel? Why not watch Dr Amjad Hayat's brilliant talk about #CLL prognostic factors, treatment evolution and modern managment. Dr Louise Concannon, Clinical Psychologist also discusses coping styles, our response to stress, the impact of thoughts & actions on emotional well-being and practical tools to help. Sheila Biggins shares her remarkable journey from diagnosis through to her partaking on a Clinical Trial here in Ireland
ASH is happening in Orlando right now and we are looking forward to hearing any CLL news as it come through...
A moving and honest story about the cost of cancer
My family's burden of grief and financial struggle: Stephen Teap on the true cost of cancer
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Like most young couples in Ireland, our dreams and ambitions were no different to anybody else's. We wanted a home that we could call our own, a family, to go on holidays, to be able toAustralian broadcaster Clive James dies aged 80
Australian broadcaster Clive James dies aged 80
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The critic, author, poet and TV host was known for his witty commentary on international television.We're delighted to be at the #boardmatch event in Dublin's Convention Centre this evening and looking forward to meeting new people! If you're coming tonight please drop by and say hi!
CLL Ireland’s own Jan Rynne took part in the patient perspective panel discussion at the launch of Precision Oncology Ireland ( POI) today in UCD. This is a unique collaboration of research, charities and industry with a 5 year plan to bring new innovative cancer treatments to Irish patients. Their willingness to include patient involvement and ppi is very welcome and collaboration at this level can only mean good things for cancer patients going forward.
Sadly in the CLL community financial challenges often come with the disease, potentially over an extended period of time.
'We even lost our house': Cancer patients facing crippling costs of as much as €1,000 a month
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A new report from the Irish Cancer Society suggests cancer patients are also facing huge losses in earnings.Good advice from our friends at Fred Hutch about how to try to avoid colds and flu this winter. Staying away from people who are coughing and sneezing is a good start!
Medical myth busting: Separating fact from fiction about colds and flu
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With flu season approaching and cold season already well underway, we asked Dr. Steve Pergam, an assistant member of Fred Hutch’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division and director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, to offer tips on how to stay healthy – and, failing that...From our good friend Dr Brian Koffman of CLL society and Abbvie. A good article looking at the emotional impact of CLL which is very topical for us all.
Riding the Roller Coaster: The Emotional Impact of Living with CLL | AbbVie
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Life with chronic lymphocytic leukemia is full of unknowns. How can patients find ways to take control