Blood Cancer
Who do we help?
We focus our support on the northern region and help patients who are dealing with a wide range of blood cancers.
Fundraise
Every penny raised helps us fight blood cancer for a brighter future.
Volunteer
How do we help?
Patient Care
We aim to create the best environment for the treatment of patients with blood cancer.
Research
More than £4m has been funded by Bright Red to support research at local academic institutions.
Education
We assist in the education and training of healthcare professionals dedicated to fighting blood cancer.
Fighting blood cancer for a brighter future
Previously known as Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant 2000, Bright Red has supported haematology treatment and research within the north of England since 1988.
Thanks to our combined investment of over £6 million into haematology; diagnosis, treatment and research within the region has gone from strength to strength.
The region is now the second largest bone marrow transplant centre within the UK, treating an increasing number of patients from outside the area. These patients choose to come to the north of England due to the high standard of care and number of specialists in the region.
Our vision is to make the region the safest place in the UK, if not the world, to be treated for blood cancer.
Bright Red aims to improve the lives and treatment of people with blood cancer across the north of England. Through care, research and education we are striving to beat illnesses such as leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma myelodysplasia and myeloproliferative diseases.
News
Meet our Ambassador: Karl
In January 2020 I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. I had to undergo 8 months of intensive treatment, spending a month in Ward 33 and 7 months as an outpatient, repeatedly spending 8+ hour days in the newly refurbished break room. The room was...
Meet our Ambassador George
I was ill recently.The people closest to me and most work mates are aware. Why bother anyone else? Why bother anyone else with my troubles. Would they even care?Then a friend of mine recently spoke up to make people more aware of mental illness. That sort of got me...
Meet our Ambassador: Phil
Meet our Ambassador: Phil In 1999 my wife Eileen found a lump in her breast and had an appointment at Hexham Hospital to have it investigated, a little time later we went to see a cancer specialist who said I have some good news and some bad news, the good news is...
Meet our Ambassador: Kieran
In Mid-2021, a best friend of mine Stephen was diagnosed with T-cell Acute LymphoblasticLeukaemia (ALL) which is a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in adults. After a period of feelingunwell that started earlier that year, his symptoms which turned out to be the...
Meet our Ambassador: Tony
I was diagnosed with terminal Plasma Cell Leukaemia in June 2021. Following chemotherapy, I received a stem cell transplant at The Freeman Hospital and saw up close the invaluable work that the medical staff and Bright Red volunteers did for every patient. Sadly the...
Meet our Ambassador: Sarah
It feels important to support Bright Red because nearly 19 years ago on the 26th November 2004 I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. I was young to be given this diagnosis as I was only 31 years old. It is typically a man's disease over the age of 60. I had...
Every 14 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer.
Around 40,000 people a year are diagnosed with a blood cancer.
Leukaemia 10 year survival rates have quadrupled since the 1970's but more research is needed.
In our first five years we have invested over £1,000,000 into improving patient care.
Join our fight against blood cancer