Know AML

Today is #AMLWorldAwarenessDay! 📢  We hope you will join us in marking this day & raise awareness of #AcuteMyeloidLeukemia!  Join the collective voice advocating for patients with this cancer.     To find out more, visit: https://lnkd.in/defH4tzy  #KnowAML 

October 10 is #WorldMentalHealthDay, a day to reflect on your mental wellbeing and how you can support others. For advice on how to manage your mental health during the different stages of your #AcuteMyeloidLeukaemia journey, visit the links below to hear from our very own #KnowAML ambassador and clinical psychologist, Vanessa Marais: 🔴Part 1 (prognosis & diagnosis): https://loom.ly/EmhqiAo ⚫️Part 2 (treatment & recovery): https://loom.ly/L9ajw-o

Thank you to our funders, who make it possible for us to deliver #KnowAML. ▪️ Daiichi Sankyo ▪️ Syndax ▪️ Thermo Fisher Scientific

Today marks #WorldCancerResearchDay! Thank you to the researchers who continue to study #AcuteMyeloidLeukemia and all the patients who take part in #clinicaltrials. Your participation helps researchers understand which treatments are the safest and most effective in the hope that one day we'll find a cure! #KnowAML

September 21 is #WorldMarrowDonorDay 🦴 Did you know, a donation of bone marrow (spongy tissue at the centre of the bone) involves the removal of stem cells from your hip bones? This is done using a needle and syringe under general anesthetic. #KnowAML

🎥 A recent #KnowAML poll showed our audience is only partially satisfied with access to new treatment information. Rachel Saks, one of our ambassadors from Cancer Support Community, discusses improving access and its importance on shared decision-making. Watch here: https://loom.ly/TSpFZaE #AMLsm #leukemia #KnowAML

🎥 #KnowAML recently hosted a community meeting, where professor of Haemato-oncology and #KnowAML ambassador, Charles Craddock, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, delivered an expert-led session on overview of clinical trials. Watch here: https://loom.ly/1PAV3dQ #AMLsm #leukemia #KnowAML

🎥 During the recent Know AML community meeting, Lizzie Dean, a #KnowAML Ambassador, delivered a patient-led discussion on treatment experiences with new agents in AML. Watch here: https://loom.ly/meEpo3k #AMLsm #leukemia #KnowAML

👫 On September 4 every year, #KnowAML are proud to support #WorldLeukemiaDay. Would you be able to spot the early signs and symptoms of #AcuteMyeloidLeukemia? Find out more here: https://loom.ly/43L0xQ0

💛 #AcuteMyeloidLeukemia (AML) is more common in older people, but can develop at any age. This is why we are supporting #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. If you are caring for a child with AML and need further information, visit https://loom.ly/GyBqeQg #KnowAML