Call for more research into third-deadliest form of cancer in Australia

Around 41 people in Australia are diagnosed with blood cancer every day. There are three main groups of blood cancer and medical experts are calling for more research into diagnosing these cancers, which can be particularly difficult to detect.

Picture of a blood bag as a cancer patient receives a blood transfusion Source: Getty Images

The Snowdome Foundation, which raises research funds and awareness about blood cancers, says there are three different main types: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Then there are around 40 sub-types of blood cancer.

Combined, these blood cancers comprise the third-highest cause of death from cancer in Australia. Blood cancers occur when normal cell production is interrupted by the uncontrolled growth of an abnormal type of blood cell.