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Four people having a picnic More than 100,000 cases of hematologic (blood) cancers were diagnosed in the United States in 2005,* and more than 53,000 people died from these cancers that same year.† CDC funds efforts to raise awareness about hematologic cancers (leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma), to improve survivors' quality of life.

*Latest year for which statistics are available. †Source: USCS.

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CDC supports partner organizations that provide resources and services for survivors and their caregivers.

Woman's faceLymphoma
These cancers start in the lymph system. The two main types are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Photo of girl with mother.Leukemia
Although leukemia strikes people of all ages, this cancer of the bone marrow and blood is the most common cancer in children.

Photo of three people sittingMyeloma
This cancer of the plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) forms a tumor in the bone marrow. It's most common among African Americans.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 
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