Facts

• The overall five-year survival rate has more than tripled in the last 40 years for leukemia patients

• The leukemia death rate for children in the US has declined 62% over the past 30 years. Despite this decline, leukemia remains a leading cause of death among children under age 20.

• The five-year survival rate for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is 51%.

• The five-year survival rate for myeloma is 28%.

• For the National Capital Chapter, we are trying to raise $1.1 million this season, that will fund a five year grant for a doctor to study some aspect of the disease or new treatment.

For more facts an information about leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other blood related cancers and their treatments, please visit the  The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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