One of the best resources for patient-orientated information on leukamia available on the internet.
Part of the Association of Cancer Online Resources internet site.
For information on normal blood and bone marrow, and many different blood disorders - an extensive collection of links from the 'Karolinska Institutet' in Sweden.
Organisation of clinicians and scientists involved in the diagnosis and clinical management of myeloma patients, and in research into myeloma and plasma-cell biology.
The LRF is a UK charity dedicated to improving treatments, finding cures and investigating the causes and prevention of cancers of the blood and related conditions, in children and adults.
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust was set up in 1985 to support sufferers of aplastic anaemia and allied bone marrow disorders. It is a registered charity active in fund-raising for research, and has a support group for sufferers of AA and MDS.
The BCSH was set up by British Society for Haematology to write guidelines in laboratory and clinical haematology to support and inform practicing haematologists in their day to day work.
The BSBMT is an organisation for those with a professional interest in stem cell transplantation (SCT), including clinical collaboration and the development of SCT clinical trials.
The BSH aims to advance the practice and study of haematology and to facilitate contact between persons interested in haematology. It promotes these objectives by holding scientific meetings, publishing guidelines from the BCSH and also publishes a journal - the British Journal of Haematology.
From web-site home page: "Although there is an abundance of resources on this site, our aim is not to inundate the reader with medical information, but to provide support and to share the personal experiences of the members who are afflicted with, or care about someone with this condition. Feel free to read the Frequently Asked Questions, check out the medical terms in the Glossary, or access medical articles in the Files section. There is also an abundance of Web Links to other sites with information about PNH."
A web-site sponsored by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, "PNHSource.com is designed to be the Source for information about PNH � for patients, families, and healthcare providers".
A web-site for German speakers consisting of a moderated forum and several information pages: the homepage is an interface for the forum and contains information of public interest derived from the forum, a common section for a patient's perspective on the most interesting topics of AA and PNH, and a news section for developments in science, current studies and future trends.
The UK NEQAS for Leucocyte Immunophenotyping programmes provide EQA for Immune Monitoring (Lymphocyte Subsets); CD34+ Stem Cell Enumeration; Immunocytochemistry; Immunofluorescence; Low Level Leucocyte Enumeration and the Molecular Diagnosis of Haematological Malignancies.