Meet the Blood Cancer Taskforce: Carmel O’Kane
Taskforce member Carmel has been a cancer nurse for 24 years.
- Advocacy and policy
Month: May 2020
Meet the Blood Cancer Taskforce: Dr Rishi Kotecha
Meet Dr Rishi, a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist & Clinical Haematologist.
- Advocacy and policy
Friendship an “absolute blessing” after bereavement
Not only do Lynette (Lyn) Healy and Lynnette (Lynnie) Coupar share the same name, but also the tragedy of losing a partner to blood cancer.
- Grief and loss
- Myeloma
Addressing knowledge gaps in immunoglobulin therapy
Dr Khai Li Chai is working to improve the prevention and treatment of infection in blood cancer patients with antibody replacement therapy.
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- Myeloma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Research
- Treatments and side-effects
Dear Blood Cancer…
Seven-year-old Neveah conquered a rare blood cancer after an international bone marrow donor search.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
COVID-19 delivers difficult times for blood cancer patients – and more challenges lay ahead
The Leukaemia Foundation has more than doubled the support of people living with blood cancer since COVID-19 hit Australian shores and is warning of more difficult times ahead.
- Media releases
- Support services
Better outcomes for aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure syndromes
Describing, understanding and improving the diagnosis of aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure syndromes.
- Blood disorders
- Research
Multi-Million Dollar Research Program to fight GVHD
There’s an urgent need for new approaches to better prevent and treat GVHD.
- Research
- Treatments and side-effects
New research breakthroughs
Researchers such Dr Siok Tey are dedicated to driving rapid advancements in treatments, discovering new therapies, and launching innovative clinical trials.
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Research
Providing a home full of heart
The Nield family were overwhelmed by the care provided by the Leukaemia Foundation while their seven-year-old son Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Support services
- Hon. Anna Bligh AC Joins Leukaemia Foundation as National Ambassador
- Talking Blood Cancer: Mother-Daughter Cancer Warriors
- The biggest challenge of cancer patients that nobody talks about…
- Physiotherapist and lymphoma survivor Julie Allen on cancer related fatigue
- Unlocking the Mysteries of Blood Cancer