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Media - 27 February 2025

A shared path forward: Leukaemia Foundation merges with Bloomhill Cancer Care

The Leukaemia Foundation is proud to announce it has merged with Bloomhill Cancer Care, a highly regarded not-for-profit organisation based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, boosting the provision of cancer services to Australians living in regional areas.

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Media - 14 February 2025

Rising blood cancer numbers ripping childhoods away from Australian children

More infants, toddlers, children and teenagers are diagnosed with blood cancer than any other cancer in this country, with lengthy treatment regimes and debilitating side effects having a dire impact on those diagnosed

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Media - 31 January 2025

Australia’s losing the blood cancer fight – urgent action needed to save lives

The Leukaemia Foundation is today calling for urgent action revealing blood cancer is set to become Australia’s most common and deadly cancer within a decade unless we act now.

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Media - 30 October 2024

Funding next generation of clinicians and researchers to save more Australian lives

The Leukaemia Foundation and Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ) have again partnered to award three of Australia’s brightest blood cancer researchers and clinicians with PhD scholarships

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Media - 20 September 2024

Stem cell donors urgently needed… the simple way young Aussies can help save lives

Australia is facing a critical shortage of registered stem cell donors – and the solution lies in the hands of younger Australians.

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Media - 4 September 2024

World Leukaemia Day… one simple fact all Aussies need to know about leukaemia

The Leukaemia Foundation debunks the biggest myth surrounding one of Australia’s deadliest cancers to help save more lives.

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Last updated on January 30th, 2023

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