22 Mar March is The Leukaemia Foundation’s World Greatest Shave Month Blood cancer can develop in anyone, anywhere, anytime — from young infants and adolescents to adults of all backgrounds and genders. Today, another 53 Australians will be told the heartbreaking news 😢that they’ve been diagnosed with a blood cancer, joining more than 135,000 people living with the devastating impact of Australia’s second most diagnosed cancer. A range of things affect someone’s chance of surviving blood cancer, and it can be incurable. Sadly, another 16 Australians lose their life to blood cancer each and every day.
By 2035, these figures will more than double, seeing close to 100 people per day diagnosed with blood cancer and more than 40 people will die every day. The Leukaemia Foundation is working towards the goal of Zero Lives Lost to Blood Cancer by 2035. In 2023,...