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Blood Wars: My body’s rebellion

Tony Wakely shares his personal journal, where he documents his experiences with MDS and AML.

Acute myeloid leukaemia
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Magrolimab – potential new treatment for newly diagnosed MDS

The treatment for newly diagnosed MDS will be available “very soon” to Australians in a clinical trial.

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Research

AMLM24 Chief Investigator, Associate Professor Andrew Wei

Familial research key to blood cancer prevention strategy

The Australian Familial Haematological Cancer Study (AFHCS) leads the world in the field and has a research cohort of more than 200 families with a history of blood cancer.

Acute myeloid leukaemia
Myelodysplastic syndromes
Research

Christine has a rare genetic predisposition to MDS

After losing her dad to MDS, and her brother’s diagnosis just a month before hers, Christine Heath’s family underwent genomic testing to understand whether their MDS could be hereditary.

Myelodysplastic syndromes
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MDS-survivor, Danny now dedicated to raising awareness

This MDS World Awareness Day, Danny Palmer will celebrate achieving remission after undergoing a life-saving transplant earlier this year. He’s now committed to raising awareness of the many different blood cancers, encouraging others to donate blood and plasma, as well as fundraise in support of the community.

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Understanding MDS and the biological processes driving treatment response

Dr Steven Lane hopes to understand how myelodysplasia (MDS) forms from normal cells.

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Research

“Every two weeks I need two bags of blood”

Amber Walker has relied on fortnightly blood transfusions since being told she had blood cancer for the second time.

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Leukaemia Foundation invests in innovative MDS research 

Better understanding and treating MDS is the focus of five new research projects that are part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s National Research Program.