Booklets for First Nations Australians

We produce several information booklets about blood cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families.

The booklets are primarily visual teaching tools, designed to meet the comprehension needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. However, they may also benefit all patients, including cultural and linguistically diverse people groups whose main language is not English.

You can read the digital versions of these booklets by clicking the links below, or your health clinic may have printed versions for you to take home.

Changes in your blood

Information about your blood, blood cancer tests, and who can help you.

Illustration of a young man looking concerned, next to an image of him asleep

Getting the test results

What happens after blood test results come back, plus more information about blood cancer.

Illustration of a young man in a hospital bed

When I have chemo

More about chemo treatments for blood cancers.

Illustration of an IV bag with the words 'chemo' written on it

Blood cell transplants: Autografts

All about blood cell transplants that use your own blood cells.

Illustration of a young man with a medical IV beside him

Blood cell transplants: Allografts

All about blood cell transplants that use someone else’s blood cells.

Illustration of an older man and woman, with arrows pointing out to different family members

Last updated on February 15th, 2023

Developed by the Leukaemia Foundation in consultation with people living with a blood cancer, Leukaemia Foundation support staff, haematology nursing staff and/or Australian clinical haematologists. This content is provided for information purposes only and we urge you to always seek advice from a registered health care professional for diagnosis, treatment and answers to your medical questions, including the suitability of a particular therapy, service, product or treatment in your circumstances. The Leukaemia Foundation shall not bear any liability for any person relying on the materials contained on this website.