Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand is the national organisation dedicated to supporting patients and their families with blood cancers and related conditions.

Every 4 hours a New Zealander is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or a related blood condition.

Every day LBC has 41 interactions with patients and health professionals.

Every week LBC distribute 23 emergency assistance vouchers.

Every month LBC distribute over 1000 disease-specific haematology booklets.

Every year LBC hold 70 educational support group meetings.

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What the money raised for LBC can do:

$5 can produce one educational haematology children's picture book.

$10 can produce three disease-specific information booklets.

$20 can provide one information pack for newly diagnosed patients and their families.

$50 can buy an emergency assistance voucher for patients to ensure they get to hospital for treatment or can buy food for their families.

$300 can fund an education meeting to ensure patients have access to information about their condition and can meet other patients going through a similar experience.

$3000 can fund their Support Services programme for one day, making sure expert help is at the end of the phone or available in person for patients and their families.

$6000 can fund a Summer Studentship - where a student works on a haematology research project over the summer semester.

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