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Expert Series: Associate Professor Nada Hamad on the importance of clinical trials

When talking to her patients, clinical haematologist and researcher Associate Professor Nada Hamad always considers their eligibility for a clinical trial. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Interviews with experts
  • Research
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Associate Professor Nada Hamad - clinical haematologist and researcher

Increased melanoma risk in CLL patients means regular skin checks critical

People with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) have a sizeable 600% higher risk of the most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma, researchers have found.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Skin check

In My Own Words: Patrick Griffin was told he had months to live after a third cancer diagnosis

Patrick Griffin's overcame prostate cancer, then lymphoma, before being diagnosed with CLL.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Patrick Griffin and his CLL medication

Being immunocompromised makes CLL patients one of the most vulnerable patient groups

Clinical haematologist and researcher, Associate Professor Nada Hamad discusses the latest on CLL.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Diana Brown

Women in haematology: spotlight on Associate Professor Nada Hamad

Getting to know the clinical haematologist and researcher,

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Associate Professor Nada Hamad - clinical haematologist and researcher

Phil’s potential melanoma turned out to be CLL

Ongoing fatigue was the symptom that prompted Phil Nicholls to have his first medical assessment in years and it resulted in his diagnosis with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Phil Nicholls and Cheryll

Expert Series: Professor John Seymour

Find out why the clinical haematologist is dedicating his life to CLL.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Interviews with experts
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John Seymour

Patients retain remission for 10+ years after CAR T-cell therapy

It’s 10 years since the first CLL patients were treated with CAR T-cell therapy and they are still in remission.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Illustration of various treatments, pills, medicines

The fear, worry, and relief of having and recovering from COVID-19

In March 2022, member of the Blood Cancer Taskforce and Cancer Australia's Advisory Council Deborah Henderson found out she had COVID-19. Here, she shares her first-person narrative of that experience.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Deborah Henderson

“CAR-T could be my cure,” says Deborah

Delighted, really relieved, and excited was Deborah Henderson’s response to her nine-month review following CAR T-cell therapy last year. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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When the Sims family returned from the UK in March 2016

Yael’s 20 years with CLL have been “as good as it could be”

Yael Morris was very young – only 34 years old, 28 weeks pregnant, and living in Darwin – when she was diagnosed with CLL 20 years ago. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Yael and Noa playing in the leaves

Genomic testing for mutations critical for CLL patients pre-treatment

Dr Piers Blombery specialises in genomic testing and heads Australia’s largest haematology laboratory. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Research
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Expert Series: AProf. Michael Dickinson discusses CAR T-cell therapy

Associate Professor Michael Dickinson says CAR T-cell therapy is a 'revolutionary step forward'.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Interviews with experts
  • Myeloma
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Research
  • Treatments and side-effects
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A/Prof. Dickinson enjoying gelato with his daughters in Melbourne

Jane’s survived a second cancer diagnosis while on watch and wait

All Jane Blakely knew about leukaemia was that "people who have leukaemia die".

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Jane with her patchwork quilt

PBAC/PBS update on CLL/SLL therapies

Updates on three novel therapies for the treatment of CLL and SLL.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Acalabrutinib

Deborah’s one of the first Aussies to have CAR T-cell therapy for CLL

Thirty-one days after Deborah Henderson had an infusion of her own re-engineered T-cells in September, she was told her aggressive CLL was in remission and she may well be cured.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Deborah Sims Blood Cancer Story

Expert Series Q&A: with Dr Mary Ann Anderson

Dr Anderson was one of the key researchers involved in the discovery of the live-changing drug, venetoclax (Venclexta®).

  • Acute myeloid leukaemia
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Interviews with experts
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Dr Mary Ann Anderson

“Mummy’s magic medicine” has made Deborah better

Deborah Henderson kissed her children goodbye and moved to London in the hope of getting on a clinical trial.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Clinical trials
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Deborah Sims and nurse Sam

Expert Series: Professor Constantine Tam on CLL – now and into the future

We spoke to Professor Con Tam on the latest in CLL research.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Interviews with experts
  • Research
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Professor Constantine Tam

Self-care and honesty vital for dads living with blood cancer

This Father’s Day, and every day, we’re celebrating brave Aussie dads like Bill Kuluris, who are living with a blood cancer.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Bill Kuluris with family