In 1949, led by the de Villiers' family, who lost a teenage son to leukemia in 1944, the Leukemia Society was founded, later named the Leukemia Society of America (LSA). Dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other blood cancers, it's now The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world's largest voluntary (nonprofit) health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. Beating Cancer is in our Blood. We work to engage community members, companies, patients and survivors in the fight against blood cancers.