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Sep 2, 2026, 15:09

Kim Cook: Bringing Rare Blood Cancers Into the Conversation

Kim Cook, Senior Manager of Information Security Risk Management at Instructure, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and for our family, that means shining a light on something we live with every day.

My husband has Essential Thrombocythemia (ET), a rare blood cancer that causes the bone marrow to produce too many platelets.

It’s part of a group called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), which many people have never heard of.

ET doesn’t always look like cancer from the outside.

It’s managed through lifelong monitoring, medication, and a lot of patience.

Awareness helps others understand that rare blood cancers exist and that early detection can make a real difference.

If you’ve never heard of ET or MPNs, take a moment to learn.

The more we talk about them, the less invisible they become.”

Kim Cook: Bringing Rare Blood Cancers Into the Conversation

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