Call for support as blood cancer cases set to rise

Leukemia

A scientist works at St Vincent's Institute in Melbourne Source: AAP

Leukaemia is the third most prevalent type of cancer in Australia.


A cancer support group says the number of Australians to be diagnosed with the disease is expected to rise to around 30 per cent over the next decade.

The Leukaemia Foundation is calling for better support services and better information on blood cancers.


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