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Fighting Cancer While Pregnant: From Perseverance to Parenthood | Patient Care After Laila Hardy-Johnson found out she was pregnant, she did not expect to receive an accompanying diagnosis of leukemia. Though the news came as a shock, Laila had already faced this disease once before, nearly a decade earlier.

Join us in officially welcoming Dr. Anna Alperovich who joined our Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital BMT team this Spring. She cares for patients in need of stem cell transplants or cellular therapy: https://bit.ly/3qFvQbz

Thanks to all who honored our blood cancer community at this year's ceremonies! While the 2022 NYC events are now over, we remain steadfast in our commitment to patient care, research, and a future world without cancer.

Help raise awareness & funds for blood cancer research initiatives by joining the Weill Cornell Medicine Light the Night team in-person on 10/29 in Manhattan (http://bit.ly/3VhaBHT) & 11/5 in Queens (http://bit.ly/3rP44q9). RSVP today!

Take a stand against blood cancer with the Weill Cornell Medicine teams at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night events in both Manhattan (Oct 29) and Queens (Nov 5). Help to raise awareness & support research.

Join us in Manhattan: https://bit.ly/3VhaBHT
Join us in Queens: https://bit.ly/3rP44q9

Calling all HemOnc fellows interested in bone marrow & stem cell (BMT) transplantation and cellular therapy! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be our newest Advanced Fellow starting July 2023. APPLY NOW: https://bit.ly/3JkgMFu

Dr. Alexandra Gomez discusses the importance of cord blood and how the BMT team Weill Cornell Medicine is advancing the field to allow more patients the opportunity for transplants.

Dr. Adrienne Phillips joined the SurvivorNet & Silver MPN Center colleague Dr. Ghaith Abu-Zeinah to outline treatment options for . Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NSILfP

What Is Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)? Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a rare type of blood cancer in which your bone marrow makes a large number of platelets.

DON'T MISS OUT! Tomorrow (6/24) is the Cancer and Careers Virtual Conference on Work & Cancer. Patients, hear tips to navigate your career after a diagnosis. Nurses & social workers, get FREE CE credits for attending. For more info & to register: www.cancerandcareers.org/conference

This , Dr. Tsiporah Shore from our Weill Cornell Medicine Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant leadership team expresses thanks to everyone who is a blood donor and emphasizes how donating blood is truly a heroic measure that helps save lives.

This first in-human clinical trial open at Weill Cornell Medicine uses CAR T-cells engineered by Dr. Moonsoo Jin of Weill Cornell Medicine Surgery to treat patients with advanced thyroid cancer. Senior author Dr. Koen Van Besien shares initial research data presented at : https://bit.ly/38Y71PC

At , Dr. Adrienne Phillips shared the latest research on the importance of diversity & inclusion in lymphoma & chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) clinical trials to address health disparities. https://bit.ly/3tb4PLn

Dr. Adrienne Phillips of Weill Cornell Medicine shares how bone marrow and stem cell transplant (BMT) research can open doors to curative therapy for more cancer patients from diverse backgrounds, including innovative new techniques, like haplo-cord transplant.

Weill Cornell Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant updated their phone number.

Join us as we celebrate the dedication of our experts this . These are just a few of the ways our team characterizes our physician colleagues.

Today is – we honor the women on the Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) Program team Weill Cornell Medicine. Our team of BMT physicians and staff demonstrate a commitment to research and cancer care that continues to change the field. Thank you!

How did our team of Weill Cornell Medicine leukemia and BMT experts essentially cure in the first woman and person of mixed race ever? Newsy reporters break down the science here: https://bit.ly/3M1WzFd

Mark your calendars! Dr. Koen van Besien of Weill Cornell Medicine BMT joins CancerCare for an educational workshop on 3/15. Get the latest CAR-T cell therapy updates, incl. new technologies, therapies, clinical trials, and much more! RSVP today: https://bit.ly/3rPty7C

So proud of our Weill Cornell Medicine Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant and Infectious Disease teams for an incredible medical breakthrough! Using a novel form of stem cell transplant, our physician-scientists appear to have cured in the first woman ever. Read more about this amazing achievement here: https://nbcnews.to/3GXuoDI

Scientists have possibly cured HIV in a woman for the first time Following a cutting-edge treatment four years ago, the “New York patient” is now off of HIV medication and remains “asymptomatic and healthy,” researchers say.

It can be challenging to keep up with the media coverage and newest data regarding the COVID-19 vaccines, and blood cancer patients have unique considerations.

Register to hear directly from Weill Cornell experts in this Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) educational program tomorrow - https://na.eventscloud.com/covid19vaccine

Join LLS tomorrow for a free, virtual event on the COVID-19 vaccine! Dr. John Leonard and Dr. Kristen Marks of Weill Cornell will provide an overview of COVID-19 vaccines and current recommendations on vaccination for blood cancer patients and their families. Register today at https://na.eventscloud.com/covid19vaccine.

What blood cancer patients and loved ones should know about COVID19 vaccines via this CancerCast podcast convo featuring Weill Cornell Medicine hematology and infectious disease experts http://apple.co/3mSD7Nq

‎CancerCast: COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer on Apple Podcasts ‎Show CancerCast, Ep COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer - Dec 28, 2020

Why are African Americans at higher risk for certain types of blood cancers? Weill Cornell Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital hematology expert Dr. Adrienne Phillips weighs in with SurvivorNet.

How Race Affects Blood Cancer Risk | SurvivorNet When it comes to both getting cancer and surviving it, serious racial disparities exist in the United States.