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Blood Cancer Facts

Leukemia, lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin), myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndromes are diseases that can affect the bone marrow, blood cells, lymph nodes, and other parts of the lymphatic system.

An estimated 186,000 people in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma this year.

• Every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer.
• Every 9 minutes, someone dies from a blood cancer.

Leukemia

• Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20.
• An estimated 437,000 people in the U.S. are currently living with, or in remission from, leukemia.
• The five-year relative survival rate for leukemia has nearly quadrupled over the past 50 years.

Lymphoma

• An estimated 825,000 people are currently living with, or in remission from, lymphoma in the U.S.
• The five-year relative survival rate for Hodgkin lymphoma is now 89%.
• The five-year relative survival rate for non-Hodgkin lymphoma is now 74%.

Myeloma

• An estimated 212,000 people are currently living with, or in remission from, myeloma in the U.S.
• The five-year relative survival rate for multiple myeloma is approximately 59–62%.
• Many standard-risk patients now live well beyond 10 years thanks to treatment advances.