Part Three: “If your daughter could save your life…would you ask her?”
In her own words, Rowena McLean shares her harrowing four-and-a-half-year blood cancer journey in the lead up to World Blood Cancer Day, 28 May 2021.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
Category: Stories
Part Two: Needing some magic from ‘Mr Potter’
In her own words, Rowena McLean shares her harrowing four-and-a-half-year blood cancer journey in the lead up to World Blood Cancer Day, 28 May 2021.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
Childhood blood cancer through a mother’s eyes
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.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Part One: Boxing Day, bloody noses and a burst appendix
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
Faye’s myeloma journey: “Cancer? What cancer?”
To mark Myeloma Awareness Month, Faye Johnsen shares her inspiring approach to living with the incurable blood cancer.
- Myeloma
Janice has “been just so lucky” over the 12 years she’s had myeloma
Janice says she "wouldn't be here" had she been diagnosed two years earlier.
- Myeloma
Expert Series: Professor Miles Prince – the challenges, the treatments, the future of myeloma
Not only is Professor Miles Prince “a true believer in CAR T-cells”, he believes they may even have the potential to cure myeloma one day.
- Interviews with experts
- Myeloma
- Research
Identifying high-risk smouldering myeloma to improve patient outcomes
Dr Melissa Cantley hopes that those who have this pre-canerous condition will be able to be tested to understand their risk of developing myeloma.
- Myeloma
- Research
PBAC update on two myeloma drugs
These two myeloma drugs were not recommended for listing on the PBS.
- Myeloma
- Treatments and side-effects
Baby Elowen conquers blood cancer with super strength
Before even reaching her first birthday, Elowen Boston has faced a greater challenge than many of us will in our lifetime - a life-threatening blood cancer diagnosis.
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- “Live life to the fullest”: Josh Gourlay opens up about returning to work and new beginnings after blood cancer
- Advocacy news – July 2024
- Talking Blood Cancer: Estate planning and medical directives
- Running for a Cause: Cal Gates’ Journey from Newcastle to Sydney on foot in one weekend
- World Blood Cancer Day 2024