Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells. Your plasma cells are responsible for your immunity, they secrete large quantities of antibodies to fight off infection. Finding an effective treatment for myeloma has unfortunately baffled researchers for decades. Prof Stephen Nutt and his colleagues at the Walter Eliza Hall Institute are taking a different approach to finding a way to treat myeloma thanks to the funding provided through the Leukemia...
making hope real for australians
in the fight against blood cancers
You have a blood cancer
Five little life-changing words that over 15,000 Australian men, women and little children will be told this year.
One day, we hope no one ever has to hear those five little words again.
Focus on new blood cancer treatment
Right now, cancer research is rapidly growing with the support and introduction of new technology into human genes. Just imagine a treatment that is tailored or personalised to match your type of cancer as well as your personal genetic profile. Well, it’s not a distant dream and it is certainly no research black hole as...
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Read our approachWhat is blood cancer?
Blood cancers are common genetic diseases, but not in the sense that they're conditions you inherit from your parents. Rather, blood cancers are caused by the genes.
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The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) has given a positive recommendation to Kymriah a CAR T-cell therapy to treat refractory or relapsed diffuse large...
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Professor Ricky Johnstone is the Head of the Gene Regulation Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Head, The Sir Peter MacCallum...
