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You’re a part of the blood cancer revolution!

This Blood Cancer Awareness Month, find out how you can help people with blood cancer get the treatments they need.

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  • Our supporters
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Deborah Sims Blood Cancer Story

Blood Cancer Taskforce develops national plan

The Blood Cancer Taskforce has brought the Australian blood cancer community together to develop the first National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer.  

  • Acute myeloid leukaemia
  • Advocacy and policy
  • Chronic myeloid leukaemia
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Novel combination therapy now available for myeloma patients through PBS

The Leukaemia Foundation has welcomed news that a new novel combination therapy option will now be available to more myeloma patients through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

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  • Media releases
  • Myeloma
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Meet the Blood Cancer Taskforce: Prof. Tim Hughes

Taskforce member Prof. Hughes is a researcher and haematologist.

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Taskforce member Professor Tim Hughes

Meet the Blood Cancer Taskforce: Carmel O’Kane

Taskforce member Carmel has been a cancer nurse for 24 years.

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Carmel O'Kane, Cancer Nurse Practitioner and Manager of the Wimmera Cancer Centre and the Vice President & Director Professional Practice for the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.

Meet the Blood Cancer Taskforce: Dr Rishi Kotecha

Meet Dr Rishi, a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist & Clinical Haematologist.

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Taskforce member Dr Rishi Kotecha

Decisions from the March PBAC meeting for CLL/SLL

Acalabrutinib (Calquence®) will be added to the therapy arsenal for CLL and SLL.

  • Advocacy and policy
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Other blood cancers
  • Treatments and side-effects
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Government announces incentive to help meet shortfall in charitable donations due to COVID-19

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  • Media releases
  • Our supporters
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Precision treatment for all young Australians living with blood cancer

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Treatment for more Australians living with myeloma now available through Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

  • Advocacy and policy
  • Media releases
  • Myeloma
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