End of Financial Year Appeal

You can help provide essential services for the 20 Australians diagnosed with lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) each day. 

Last year, Lymphoma Australia reached more patients than ever before, perhaps even someone you know and love. Lymphoma and CLL are devastating cancers, impacting over 7,400 Australians annually – that’s a new diagnosis every 2 hours. Lymphoma is the 6th most common cancer in Australia, the top cancer in young people aged 16-29, and the third most common in children. It claims more lives each year than skin cancer.


Given these alarming statistics, the need for support is more urgent than ever.

Sometimes it is the small things that can make a real difference. Like our Patient Treatment Packs that are posted out to every new patient referred to us and tailored to each individual and their subtype.
With over 80 different subtypes of lymphoma, newly diagnosed patients often struggle to find accurate and relevant information about their specific condition. That’s why Lymphoma Australia is committed to providing free, easy-to-understand resources on our website. 
Our team of educated and qualified nurses, with backgrounds in health, nursing, oncology, and hematology, are dedicated to assisting patients, families, and carers. They help navigate the healthcare system, provide the most current information, and, most importantly, alleviate the fear and uncertainty of the lymphoma journey. 

Please give today to help raise $10,000 before June 30 so that we can continue providing these essential patient support services.

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Please note: Lymphoma Australia staff are only able to reply to emails sent in English language.

For people living in Australia, we can offer a phone translation service. Have your nurse or English speaking relative call us to arrange this.

Useful Definitions

  • Refractory: This means the lymphoma does not get better with treatment. The treatment didn’t work as hoped.
  • Relapsed: This means the lymphoma came back after being gone for a while after treatment.
  • 2nd line treatment: This is the second treatment you get if the first one didn’t work (refractory) or if the lymphoma comes back (relapse).
  • 3rd line treatment: This is the third treatment you get if the second one didn’t work or the lymphoma comes back again.
  • Approved: Available in Australia and listed by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
  • Funded: Costs are covered for Australian citizens. This means if you have a Medicare card, you shouldn’t have to pay for the treatment.[WO7]

You need healthy T-cells to make CAR T-cells. For this reason, CAR T-cell therapy cannot be used if you have a T-cell lymphoma – yet.

For more information on CAR T-cells and T-cell lymphoma click here. 

Special Note: Although your T-cells are removed from your blood for CAR T-cell therapy, most of our T-cells live outside of our blood – in our lymph nodes, thymus, spleen and other organs.