Cancer

A cancer journey is deeply personal, and it's okay to have questions about what it means for donating.

It depends on a few things, like what type of skin cancer and what happened.

If you have had a melanoma, you’ll need to wait twelve months after completing treatment. Read more about it here.

For basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma not treated with radiation, or solar or…

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No. Unfortunately, to protect your health, if you have a history of leukaemia or lymphoma you are unable to donate blood. Don't be disappointed though, because there are other ways you can help. You can spread the word about how blood saves lives on social media (find us @lifebloodau), register your intent to be an organ donor (if…

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Yes. In most cases, you can donate if you remain free of cancer at least twelve months after completing treatment and are able to provide written confirmation from your treating doctor that treatment has been completed and you are considered to be in remission/cancer free. This is to protect your own health by ensuring, as far as possible, that the cancer is gone and won’t recur. Just get in…

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