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The fear, worry, and relief of having and recovering from COVID-19

In March 2022, member of the Blood Cancer Taskforce and Cancer Australia's Advisory Council Deborah Henderson found out she had COVID-19. Here, she shares her first-person narrative of that experience.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Deborah Henderson

“CAR-T could be my cure,” says Deborah

Delighted, really relieved, and excited was Deborah Henderson’s response to her nine-month review following CAR T-cell therapy last year. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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When the Sims family returned from the UK in March 2016

Yael’s 20 years with CLL have been “as good as it could be”

Yael Morris was very young – only 34 years old, 28 weeks pregnant, and living in Darwin – when she was diagnosed with CLL 20 years ago. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Yael and Noa playing in the leaves

Genomic testing for mutations critical for CLL patients pre-treatment

Dr Piers Blombery specialises in genomic testing and heads Australia’s largest haematology laboratory. 

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Research
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Expert Series: AProf. Michael Dickinson discusses CAR T-cell therapy

Associate Professor Michael Dickinson says CAR T-cell therapy is a 'revolutionary step forward'.

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Interviews with experts
  • Myeloma
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Research
  • Treatments and side-effects
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A/Prof. Dickinson enjoying gelato with his daughters in Melbourne

Jane’s survived a second cancer diagnosis while on watch and wait

All Jane Blakely knew about leukaemia was that "people who have leukaemia die".

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Jane with her patchwork quilt

PBAC/PBS update on CLL/SLL therapies

Updates on three novel therapies for the treatment of CLL and SLL.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Acalabrutinib

Deborah’s one of the first Aussies to have CAR T-cell therapy for CLL

Thirty-one days after Deborah Henderson had an infusion of her own re-engineered T-cells in September, she was told her aggressive CLL was in remission and she may well be cured.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Deborah Sims Blood Cancer Story

Expert Series Q&A: with Dr Mary Ann Anderson

Dr Anderson was one of the key researchers involved in the discovery of the live-changing drug, venetoclax (Venclexta®).

  • Acute myeloid leukaemia
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Interviews with experts
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Dr Mary Ann Anderson

“Mummy’s magic medicine” has made Deborah better

Deborah Henderson kissed her children goodbye and moved to London in the hope of getting on a clinical trial.

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
  • Clinical trials
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Deborah Sims and nurse Sam