Yes, LLS meets the standards of charitable accountability as determined by The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator.

In fiscal year 2019, we spent $284 million or 73% of our expenses on specific programs designed to find new treatments for blood cancers and to serve blood cancer patients. To make these programs possible, we spent a total of $103 million or 27% of our expenses on operations and fundraising.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS Mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Leading Blood Cancer Charities & Organizations

• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. lightthenight.org.
• St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
• The Leukemia Research Foundation.
• The Lymphoma Research Foundation.
• The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
• The American Cancer Society.
• Other Great Resources.
• A Word From Verywell.

Almost 95 out of 100 people (almost 95%) survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis. Around 80 out of 100 people (around 80%) survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis. Almost 65 out of 100 people (almost 65%) survive for 5 years or more after diagnosis.

These new treatments (two were FDA-approved in 2022: teclistamab for multiple myeloma and mosunetuzumab for follicular lymphoma) attach to both the surface of cancer cells and immune T-cells to bring them together and engage the T-cells to kill the cancer.

The guidelines say that you can't donate blood if you have had cancer. This is because there is a theoretical risk that a cancer cell could be passed on in the blood. There is no evidence to prove that this is possible. It is very much a safety measure.

With the exception of a decreased risk of myeloma in donors who had performed >50 whole blood donations (odds ratio, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.5‐0.9), we did not find any evidence of any association between number of whole blood donations and risks of hematological malignancies.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was founded in 1949 by a family for families. We are celebrating 70 years of impact on generations of patients, survivors, families, caregivers, researchers, volunteers, healthcare professionals and supporters who share our relentless drive to find cancer cures.

The Lymphoma Research Foundation's mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those impacted by this blood cancer. What is Lymphoma?

Food. Anything you can eat is a no-go. Instead, check out food-specific organizations or local soup kitchens if you want to donate canned goods and non-perishable items.

Start with 1% of your income, then work your way up. If you make $100,000 a year, that's $1,000 per year going to a public charity, or $20 per week. That's very doable. If you want to match the donation of the average American in your income bracket, you can slowly move it up to 3% of your income.