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![Associate Professor Nada Hamad - clinical haematologist and researcher](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nada-Hamad-St-Vincents-1.jpg)
![Skin check](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Close-monitoring-of-CLL-patients-for-melanoma.jpg)
![Patrick Griffin and his CLL medication](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/7.CHEMO-3-2021-1.jpg)
![Diana Brown](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Diana-Brown-65-CLL-4-1.jpg)
![Associate Professor Nada Hamad - clinical haematologist and researcher](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nada-Hamad-St-Vincents-1.jpg)
![Phil Nicholls and Cheryll](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Phil-and-Cheryll-1.jpg)
![John Seymour](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PLWBC_CLL-News_John-Seymour.png)
![Illustration of various treatments, pills, medicines](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1180713662006750.P7LPPrPxTyEA960DQwQz_height640.png)
![Deborah Henderson](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PLWBC_CLL-News_Deb-Henderson.png)
![When the Sims family returned from the UK in March 2016](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Deborah-Sims-and-children_returning-from-UK-2016-1.jpg)
![Yael and Noa playing in the leaves](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yael-Morris-and-daughter-4-1.jpg)
![](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/genetics-thumbnail.jpg)
![A/Prof. Dickinson enjoying gelato with his daughters in Melbourne](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Assoc-Prof-Michael-Dickinson_daughters-1.jpg)
![Jane with her patchwork quilt](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1737-1024x768.jpeg)
![Acalabrutinib](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Acalabrutinib-image.jpg)
![Deborah Sims Blood Cancer Story](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Deborah-Sime-blood-cancer-story-1024x683.jpg)
![Dr Mary Ann Anderson](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CLL_p4-5_Mary-Ann-Anderson_lab-2.jpg)
![Deborah Sims and nurse Sam](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CLL_p4-5_Deborah-Sims_first-night-of-trail-with-nurse-Sam-768x1024.jpeg)
![Professor Constantine Tam](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Prof-Constantine-Tam-1024x1024.jpg)
![Bill Kuluris with family](https://www.leukaemia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bill-Kuluris-with-family_feature-image_420x315.jpg)
Last updated on February 9th, 2023
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