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Stories from people living with blood cancer, their family, carers, and friends; plus research and advocacy news.
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Katrina Richards struggled to receive her blood cancer diagnosis.
Andrew was the first person in Western Australia to have the life-changing therapy.
Ann Bruce shares the story of her diagnosis, in her own words.
Zoe Li was a healthy baby when she was born, but five weeks later her parents were told the shocking news… she had leukaemia.
Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel), is being appraised by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) for listing on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.
It’s emerging in all cancers, but particularly in the MPNs, that “genomics is everything” according to Professor Andrew Perkins, an expert in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN).
Diagnosed with PV and ET at the age of 18, Sharon was having treatment when she fell pregnant with the first of her three healthy children in 2000.
Noemi Horvath is a highly reputed consultant haematologist at Royal Adelaide Hospital who has dedicated most of her life to her work and her special interest has long been amyloidosis.
When Sue was diagnosed with a blood cancer, she found herself living through experiences she had discussed in one of her talks, This is Not the Life I Ordered.
Daratumumab (Darzalex®) could be the first ever therapy to be approved in Australia for AL amyloidosis.
David’s AL amyloidosis is in remission following compassionate access to daratumumab.
In a first-ever Australian-French collaboration, an exciting new clinical trial, due to open before Christmas, will give Australians with relapsed or refractory AL amyloidosis access to a new drug combination.
Helen has no idea how many kilometres she walked with her beloved pooch Prinnie for over 15 years collecting for the Leukaemia Foundation Doorknock campaign. But she does know every step was worth it to help save the lives of children with blood cancer – like her young friend, Rachel, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1991.
After beating blood cancer and becoming a first-time dad, Will decided to take care of his mental health.
When Hayley Bugno was diagnosed with blood cancer only a year after having her third baby, she was confronted with the ‘scary reality’ that the disease does not discriminate and can strike when least expected.
Living a peaceful and idyllic life on tropical Christmas Island, the Kentwell family could never have anticipated the pain blood cancer could bring to their lives.
The 'miracle drug' was among eight blood cancer treatments recommended by the PBAC at its July 2021 meeting.
Dr Pagani has a vision for a personalised approach to treatment-free remission in CML