Over the last few years, we have seen a number of medical advances that will significantly help patients with blood cancers.

These include new “immunotherapy” drugs that enhance the patient’s own immune system to fight against cancer and new therapies that target very specific weaknesses in cancer cells while sparing normal blood cells. We are seeing another revolution in cancer treatment which will cure many more patients of their blood cancers. 

Assoc Prof William Hwang
Medical Director, Senior Consultant, National Cancer Centre Singapore

Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital


Taking place every year on 28 May, World Blood Cancer Day is an international day to raise awareness of blood cancer. The awareness symbol - a red ampersand - conveys that you I are united in the fight against blood cancer.