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Wednesday 9 February 2022

Step Up Challenge Stadium Dunedin

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Our calendar is looking mighty exciting for the coming year. A few highlights and dates for your diaries are:

Wednesday 9 February 2022

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Saturday 12 November 2022

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Patient Stories

Dean

Diagnosed with multiple myeloma

While the world spent 2020 battling COVID-19, Dean Cole had another challenge thrown into the mix - being diagnosed with blood cancer.

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Celia

Diagnosed with splenic marginal zone lymphoma

When Celia was diagnosed with blood cancer, she didn't expect that she would lose her biggest supporter – her husband.

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Mile

Diagnosed with lymphoma

"My doctors said I had no more options left; I only had a few months to live. I was in total shock."

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Raewyn

Diagnosed with MPN – Polycythaemia vera

Wellington resident Raewyn Moss visited her GP for routine blood testing in 2014, only to be diagnosed with blood cancer.

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Laura

Diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma

She used this period in her life to reflect and ask herself some difficult questions. The one that sticks out for her was the simple, yet challenging question; “If this was my time, would I be happy?

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News

The latest news and publications from Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Monday 15 November, 2021

LBC Support Services COVID-19 update

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Monday 1 November, 2021

Vaccine information for whānau living with cancer

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Thursday 25 November, 2021

Personalising medicine for blood cancer patients

Current research from The University of Auckland's LBC Research Unit is focused on leukaemia genomics and how this affects patient care and outcomes. 

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