THIS year marks the 20th anniversary of the World’s Greatest Shave, a nationwide event that unites communities for a special cause.
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The Leukaemia Foundation will commemorate this milestone by calling on record numbers of Australians to register and join in the fun.
Over the past two decades, more than 1.9 million Australians have supported the campaign to help the Leukaemia Foundation’s continue its vision to cure and mission to care.
Every day, another 35 Aussies are diagnosed with a blood cancer such as leukaemia, myeloma and lymphoma and thanks to those extraordinary Aussies, blood cancer patients and their families continue to receive free emotional and practical support, educational resources and transport to and from vital medical appointments from the Leukaemia Foundation.
The Leukaemia Foundation’s CEO, Bill Petch, is reminding the nation the number of Australians dying from blood cancer is now double those losing their life to melanoma1.
More than 270,000 Australian’s have been diagnosed with a blood cancer since World’s Greatest Shave began in 1998.
Although survival rates are improving, each year an average of 5,336 people are newly diagnosed in NSW alone.
The analysis also confirms blood cancer, in specific leukaemia and lymphoma, still remains the most commonly diagnosed childhood cancer in children aged 0-14 years in Australia2.
“In 1998, children diagnosed with leukaemia would have around a 65 per cent chance of survival,” he said.
“Today, improvements in treatment and care mean nearly 90 per cent will survive the disease3.”
Register today at www.worldsgreatestshave.com