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Every person touched by blood cancer has a unique and important story to tell.

Your story counts

Stories are our most powerful tool to spread awareness of blood cancer, to inspire others going through a diagnosis and to encourage support from the wider community.

Whether you are living with a blood cancer, a carer of a loved one battling the disease, a researcher, a policy-maker or one of our valued supporters, fundraisers, members or volunteers – we want to hear your story.

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Read our latest inspiring stories:

Talking Blood Cancer: Navigating transplants in blood cancer

In this episode of the Talking Blood Cancer podcast, host Maryanne Skarparis sits down with Associate Professor Dr James Morton to provide an in-depth look at blood and bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of leukaemia and related blood cancers.

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Taking back control after childhood cancer

More than two decades after experiencing acute lymphoblastic leuakaemia, Ash draws on her personal experiences to help people of all ages navigate their blood cancer journey.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Support services
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Marnies journey to diagnosis took 18 months

Marnie faced 18 months of distressing symptoms before receiving a diagnosis that would change her life. Thanks to the generosity of people who donate to the Leukaemia Foundation, Australians like Marnie don’t have to face blood cancer alone.

  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • regional
  • Support services
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Marnie's final chemo

Young Ollie’s postcode made managing blood cancer harder

Right now, where you live can affect a huge part of your blood cancer journey. A tax-deductible donation before June 30 will help give regional families like Ollie’s the additional support they need to face the challenges of blood cancer.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • regional
  • Support services
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Genetic screening offers hope for people with aggressive blood cancers

Genomic screening for blood cancer offers Australians with aggressive cancers access to personalised treatments and clinical trials.

  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Leukaemia
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Research
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Prof Steven Lane with MoST-LLy patient, Marie Webber

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