The Informer

18 Oct 2016

What’s in a Marathon – STI’s and Leukaemia intersect in a Race

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The Informer talks to Dr Mark Stoove Associate Professor at the Burnet Institute about the rise in sexually transmitted infections in the gay men’s population. Is there a reason(s) behind this increase? We get the low down on the causes behind this startling rise.

And leukaemia is the second biggest cause of cancer death in Australia. A marathon journey like the Melbourne marathon run by Katherine Newton and Andrew Morris to raise funds for leukaemia research, inspired by Will Morrell. Kelly Cameron joins us from the Leukaemia Foundation to talk about the research and fundraising activities by Katherine – donate please !

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