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Wednesday 19th Feb Together with global advertising group J. Walter Thompson, RCA has created this video highlighting the disparity between treatments available for people with Rare and Less Common (RLC) cancers and those with common cancers. Cancer does not discriminate against race, age or religion, and RCA insists that rare cancer patients should be afforded the same level of access to affordable treatment options as common cancer patients. Rare and less common cancers make up 30% of all cancer diagnosis, yet they account for 50% of all deaths. Each year 52,000 Aussies are diagnosed with a RLC cancer and sadly 25,000 Australians die within five years. The video, filmed at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse cancer hospital, features a series of RLC patients at various stages of their cancer treatment and journey to raise awareness and educate Australians on the ongoing hurdles patients living with a rare cancer face. The new footage provides insight into the lives of five Australians whose lives have been affected by RLC cancers, including a six-year-old diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, Australian Paralympic gold medallist Kelly Cartwright OAM who was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma as a teenager, a 43 year old mum living with rare cancer NSCLC Ros 1, a 17-year-old diagnosed with Rhabdomyoscarcoma, and a gentleman in his 80s living with merkel cell carcinoma. It really shouldn't matter what cancer you get. Cancer is cancer. https://youtu.be/xmoKzaxbjJU ShareThank you to my Sponsors
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Mia Foundation
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Mary-ellen
$500
Frank Stoss
$500
Sally Adams
In memory of Philip King
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Tina
Let’s cure carcinoid
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Janette Moore
I heard the word 'treatable' for my leukemia.This is for helping rare cancers to become treatable
$250
Anonymous
#CancerIsCancer
$250
Rae Duniam And John Ross
In loving memory of a dear friend, Ian John Folder
$200
Louise Maitland
$200
Judith And Colin Wright
In loving of Helen, our kind, generous friend of many years
$200
Alan Yuille
We shall never give up hope
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Mark
$100
Jigga
Rest In Peace my friend. Til we meet again x
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Ellie Donovan
All patients deserve access to treatment no matter the type of cancer Xx
$100
Wendy Heness And Damien Roman
In memory of Nathan Denzil 1 yr taken by rare cancer.
$100
Shae Burrows
To my friends and anyone else affected
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Susan Rudd
Love & Light Susan
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Matt And Lucy Godlee
Having lost my father to cancer I can only imagine how sad this is for your family to go through!💕
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Charlotte Brock
$100
Anonymous
$100
Margaret Neilsen
In memory of Ian Folder
$100
Steph O'may & Al Scanlon
In memory of Ian, who never stopped fighting.
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Gabrielle Day
$50
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
$50
Edith Seuret
$50
Emily And Rob Scarlett
In memory of Phillip King
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Anonymous
In memory of Cathy Pederson
$50
Clara Tine
$50
Kathrin King
Love and Blessings
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Anne Morjanoff
$50
Helen Spencer Hill
We live in hope Wayne
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Calderazzo Family
$50
Steve And Nikki Savas
In Memory of George Varkanis
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Michael
Our friend Ian and my mother-in-law both died from a very rare cancer, bile duct cancer.
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Tracey Greenberg
It's so important to have funding for research into rare cancers
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Andrew Clacher
Please write to your Federal MP and tell them rare cancer patients have lived in the shadows to long
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Yinke Li
Be well soon. You can and you will!
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Anonymous
$30
Susie Cairns
For Dougie, a beautiful man - I miss you already xx
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Anonymous
In warm memory of Karen Earle
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Caroline
Rare cancers need just as much support as the more common ones.
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Joanne Partridge
For Dougie, a lovely gentleman.
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Anonymous
$15
What a wonderful person George was - will be missed