The founders of ACLT win Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain ‘Special Award’ WHEN Beverley De-Gale’s son Daniel was diagnosed with leukaemia for the second time in 1995, a bone marrow transplant was his only chance. His sister Dominique had a one in four chance of being a match – but was not. So Daniel, then […]
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Hodgkins Lymphoma
Learn more information about Hodgkins Lymphoma Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Hodgkin’s Disease is a malignant (cancerous) growth of cells in the lymph system. Hodgkin’s Disease is the better known form of lymphoma. Often the one who makes the first diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma / Disease is the person affected. There are some symptoms for Hodgkin’s but […]
Sickle Cell Disease Info
What is Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited blood condition affecting the blood haemoglobin. There are different types of the disease, including Sickle Haemoglobin C disease, and Sickle Beta Thalassaemia, and Sickle Cell Anaemia being the most common. It is hereditary and not contagious. It is estimated there are over […]