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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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How Daniela reclaimed intimacy and sexuality after her blood cancer diagnosis

Daniela’s diagnosis in 2008 changed many aspects of her life, including her romantic life. She shares how she navigated her sexuality and intimacy with her partner following her diagnosis, and how to regain a sense of normality both inside and outside the bedroom.

  • Myeloma
  • Support services
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Michael found great support and new friends while receiving cancer treatment far from home

After decades working on farms and in the mining industry, 69-year-old Michael Burridge assumed his painful back issues were from a lifetime of hard physical labour.

  • accommodation
  • Myeloma
  • regional
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Michael Burridge

Talking Blood Cancer: Regional Resilience

Michael Burridge candidly shares his experience living with blood cancer and the emotional and physical journey following his diagnosis with myeloma.

  • Myeloma
  • Support services
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Feeling tired all the time because of cancer

Discover how cancer fatigue impacts daily life and learn ways to manage feeling tired all the time due to cancer. Explore Neda's inspiring story.

  • chemotherapy
  • Myeloma
  • Treatments and side-effects
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From kidney stones to chemo

Wayne Douglas spent more than half a lifetime working with heavy rock and concrete in the civil construction industry. In 2018, Wayne joined the roughly 2,600 people diagnosed with myeloma in Australia each year.

  • accommodation
  • bone lesion
  • chemotherapy
  • exercise
  • fatigue
  • male
  • Myeloma
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
  • regional
  • rural
  • Victoria
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Access to best practice needed to reduce blood cancer mortality

Patients understand that clinical best practice care begins with an accurate and timely diagnosis.

  • Advocacy and policy
  • AML
  • Myeloma
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Access to best practice needed to reduce blood cancer mortality

Last updated on October 24th, 2023

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