AS COVID-19 restrictions ease around the country, the Leukaemia Foundation is bracing for a steep rise in the number of Australians living with the blood cancer myeloma now and into the future.…
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A series of frank cartoons, powerfully illustrating what the COVID-19 pandemic means for children with cancer compared to that of a healthy child have gone viral on social media, after reaching close to a quarter of a million people in less than…
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For kids with cancer, COVID-19 presents a very real and potentially deadly risk, writes Ms Monique Keighery, CEO of Redkite, Australia's leading children's cancer support charity.…
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Australia’s only national charity dedicated to help cure and conquer blood cancer, the Leukaemia Foundation officially kick starts the 22nd World’s Greatest Shave across the country from Wednesday 11 March. This year, the event aims to raise $16.5 million to provide vital support for…
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Grieving mothers, Belinda Moore and Maria Topalian, are honouring their daughter’s dying wish to “pay it forward” after her sudden death from complications brought on by cancer. In October, the couple will embark on a 20-day, 742 kilometre trek from Adelaide to…
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Research into the side effects of bone pain in childhood leukaemia patients and the use of novel therapies to help detect relapse in myeloma patients will be funded through a partnership between the Leukaemia Foundation, Cancer Australia and other cancer charities.
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Ahead of Valentine’s Day this Friday, consider those Australians living with a broken heart: today, nearly 1200 people will head to the hospital with symptoms of heart disease. Thousands of Australians live with the pain and discomfort of heart disease, but these…
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Twenty Australian children, adults, parents and grandparents are losing their lives every day as blood cancer becomes one of the nation’s most diagnosed and deadly killers. Sadly, that number is projected to more than double by 2035, and around 186,000 Australians could…
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Twenty Australian children, adults, parents and grandparents are losing their lives every day as blood cancer becomes one of the nation’s most diagnosed and deadly killers, reports the Leukaemia Foundation, on World Cancer Day.…
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RSPCA Australia has thanked TEG Dainty for nominating the animal welfare charity as one of the organisations to benefit from the upcoming FireFight Australia concert at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, February 16. Funds received through this concert will be distributed to the…
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