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For Nerys Welch, “grief sucks” in so many ways. And she says, “it never goes away”.
Sage and Sophie had to quickly make decisions about fertility and whether to start their respective families in the future – all within days of receiving a blood cancer diagnosis.
When Nikita was born with leukaemia in August 2019 his parents were told he probably wouldn’t survive; his chances being only 4%.
More than 80% of children newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are successfully treated today – an achievement deemed by Dr Michael Osborn as “one of the true success stories of modern medicine”.
Professor David Curtis has focused his research on searching for new ways to treat early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ETP-ALL) which he describes as “a nasty type of leukaemia”.
The ability to use haploidentical donors, or half matched donors, is the most important recent development in stem cell transplantation, says world leader in transplant research, Professor David Curtis.
A clinical trial, due to open in mid-2022, will give young people access to two promising new ALL drugs.
Zoe Li was a healthy baby when she was born, but five weeks later her parents were told the shocking news… she had leukaemia.
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.
Diagnosed with two blood cancers, Nick's world changed instantly. Then transplant complications challenged him in ways he didn't expect.
Edward Rhoades and his mum, Jan, knew they wanted to give others impacted by blood cancer a brighter future after he suffered from the debilitating side-effects of a stem cell transplant, to which he eventually lost his life.
Associate Professor Michael Dickinson says CAR T-cell therapy is a 'revolutionary step forward'.
We stand with Indigenous Australians to close the gap in health. We know we need to do better for our First Nations people living with blood cancer.
This Mother’s Day, and every day, we recognise the incredible mothers and mother-figures within our community. One of these mums is Andrea Houston whose four-year-old daughter, Emily, is currently battling an aggressive blood cancer.
Tony's symptoms had only been problems with his legs and feet when we was diagnosed with ALL.
Professor Deb White hopes to reduce the toxic impact of ALL therapy.
