Call for Funding Boost After Shocking Blood Cancer Rise

Call for Funding Boost After Shocking Blood Cancer Rise
WA Premier Colin Barnett shaves a woman's head at the World's Greatest Shave event in Midland on March 5, 2017. AAP Image/Rebecca Le May
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Blood cancer has been dubbed Australia’s silent killer after a shocking rise in cases prompted calls for more prevention and early detection research.

The disease is on track to become the country’s most common and deadly cancer in a decade, currently claiming the lives of 16 Australians every day.