WE ARE A CATALYTIC MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATION OF BLOOD CANCER CHARITIES

There are around 240,000 people living with blood cancer in the UK.

Together, blood cancers are the fifth most common type of adult cancer, the most common cancer amongst children and the third most fatal cancer. Together, they claim more lives every year than breast or prostate cancer, however they remain widely unknown. Those living with one of these cancers face unique challenges whilst undergoing diagnosis, treatment and on-going care.

The Blood Cancer Alliance is a group of UK blood cancer charities. Our vision is to see all people with blood cancer live longer, better lives. Together, we are going to change the conversation around blood cancer in order to improve diagnosis, treatment and care.

We believe that effective engagement with policy makers is vital if we are to achieve that goal. To this end, we have adopted five strategic goals - three which represent the changes we want to see for patients, and two representing the changes we would like to see in policymaking that will lead facilitate these improvements in diagnosis, treatment and care:

Our goals for blood cancer patients:

• Diagnosis is improved for all blood cancer patients

• All blood cancer patients have access to kinder, better treatments, trials and care across the UK

• Health inequalities do not influence access to diagnosis, treatment and support

Our goals for UK cancer policymaking:

• Blood cancer is recognised as a common cancer

• Blood cancer is addressed in national cancer strategies, plans and policies

To read our full Five Year Strategy please click here. All of the work we undertake as an Alliance is intended to move us closer to achieving our goals. We have an ambitious workplan, focused on addressing barriers to access to new treatments, achieving earlier and better diagnosis, and addressing inequalities. If you would like to learn more about our activities, please email info@bloodcanceralliance.org