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Download booklets
Information to download

Comprehensive information is available in booklets, fact sheets, and lists of other websites.

Living with these diseases
Living with these diseases

Explore the issues involved with living with a blood cancer, from being diagnosed and family matters, through to survivorship and providing support.

Transplants
Transplants

This section provides general information about stem cell transplants, a treatment option for certain types of blood cancers and other serious diseases.

About the diseases

Browse disease-specific information and download our booklets on:

and related blood disorders including Myelodysplastic syndromes, Myeloproliferative disorders, Amyloidosis and Aplastic anaemia.

General information on living with these diseases is also provided. This includes topics such as the impact of diagnosis - how to tell others and dealing with the increased stress on families and relationships; coping with treatment; undergoing a transplant, providing support; looking after yourself; survivorship issues and grief. This information is designed to help you, your family and carers to understand and cope with the practical and emotional issues that come with living with one of these cancers or related disorders.

Please always discuss the information you find on this website, or any other source, with your doctors or health team as they know your individual case and situation.