MDS is difficult to diagnose so by raising awareness of the signs and symptoms and taking action to get a blood test, this year’s MDS World Awareness Day aims to improve diagnosis.  As with all cancers, fast action enables better treatment and faster diagnosis.

This is the third year Christine Peel and her grandchildren have produced beautiful Christmas cards in aid of MDS UK. We’re sure you’ll love this year’s designs.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has declared an amber alert on its blood stocks which are running dangerously low, and a call is going out for people to make emergency donations.

  September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and this year, the MDS Alliance is running a 4-week campaign #ThinkMDS. #ThinkMDS aims to raise awareness of blood cancer, and specifically MDS, a rare group of blood cancers. The focus is for people (particularly Health Care professionals and care-givers) to spot the symptoms of MDS and to […]

A reminder of our upcoming MDS UK Annual General Meeting on Zoom (open to all members Nationwide) on Friday Dec 2nd 2022 3pm-4pm.

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and this year, the MDS Alliance is running a 4-week campaign #ThinkMDS which aims to raise awareness of blood cancer, and specifically the signs and symptoms of MDS…

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and this year, the MDS Alliance is running a 4-week campaign #ThinkMDS which aims to raise awareness of blood cancer, and specifically the signs and symptoms of MDS…

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month and this year, the MDS Alliance is running a 4-week campaign #ThinkMDS which aims to raise awareness of blood cancer, and specifically the signs and symptoms of MDS…

On August 25th 2022, Dr Victoria Potter, Consultant Haematologist &  Michelle Kenyon, Clinical Nurse Specialist, from King’s College Hospital, led a session on stem cell transplantation to a large group of MDS UK patients. This is a recording of this fantastically valuable session chaired by Chris Dugmore.

The American Society of Haematology (ASH) have published some very interesting articles about various aspects of MDS and the potential effectiveness of a number of treatments.