The month of September is dedicated to raising awareness for blood cancers. It is alarming that every 36 minutes another Australian will be diagnosed with a blood cancer. In fact, new data just released indicates that the incidence is increasing with a predicted 17,000 new cases in 2020. This makes all blood cancers combined the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. However, it is not all doom and gloom....

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) As of September 1st 2020, patients with relapsed/refractory CLL and SLL considered unsuitable for treatment...

Since June 2020 the FDA has approved 6 new blood cancer treatments and expanded the use of an already available treatment. Sadly none are...