• By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jul 15, 2026

    Protecting Blood Cancer Patients from Medical Debt

    Over the last several decades, medical and scientific advances have led to the development of new therapies for blood cancer – therapies that have helped improve the five-year survival rate from about 15-20 percent to 50-70 percent, depending on the type of blood cancer. However, not every patient can access…more.

  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 9, 2022

    What is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Whom Does it Affect?

    Leukemia is a blood cancer that affects red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. One type of leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) – also called acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoid leukemia – is a blood and bone marrow cancer that can affect both children and adults. In adults…more.

    Categories: Leukemia
  • By Emily Burke, Ph.D., Director of Instruction, BiotechPrimer.com  |  Oct 18, 2017

    The Multiple Myeloma Landscape

    Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more of the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. Multiple myeloma is a cancer formed by a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. These cells are the antibody-producing cells of our immune system and play a…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
  • By Krista Zodet, President/CEO, HealthWell Foundation  |  Oct 4, 2017

    New Real World Health Care Series: Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatment

    Susan, from Columbia, S.C., is among the millions of Americans struggling to manage a chronic and life-altering disease without the financial means to afford needed medication. Here at HealthWell, we’re honored to be able to help Susan and other patients like her. It always warms our hearts to receive letters…more.

    Categories: General, Multiple Myeloma
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