Today is World Blood Cancer Day, raising awareness about the condition affecting one in 12 Australians.

It’s an unpredictable condition, there are no screening programs available, and it’s one of the most deadly types of cancer in Australia.

Recently the incidence of blood cancer has soared up to 47 per cent over the last ten years.

Image: Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko: https://www.pexels.com/photo/doctor-beside-a-patient-6010792/

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Tim Murphy – General Manager at Leukaemia Foundation

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 28 May 2024