PositivePounders.org

Every 4 minutes, one person in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer, including Hodgkin lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), leukemia or myeloma, which also accounts for 9 (nine) percent of the 1,529,560 NEW cancer cases in 2011.

A staggering 19% of adolescents & young adults between ages 15 - 30 in the US were diagnosed with Lymphoma between 1975 - 1997. Frequently, this disparate group is unaware of clinical trials, has no insurance and have other concerns common to this population, including housing, intimacy, fertility and self image.

An estimated 8,830 men and women were diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2011 in the United States, an increase from the 8,490 new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed in 2010.

In January 2008, there were approximately 166,776 men (86,218) and women (80,558) alive who had a history of Hodgkin lymphoma. At the end of 2011, at least 21,530 people succumbed to Hodgkin lymphoma (1,320) and NHL (20,210).

Andrew Pounders was one of the young people diagnosed with a blood cancer who died in the fall of 2011. This organization intends to help prevent blood cancer related deaths and support young people, families/caregivers and professionals diagnosed with a blood cancer through creative, sustainable programs focused on education and philanthropy.