Alastair Evans set out to honour his mother, Sally, aiming to raise $75,000 for blood cancer research, through a fundraising event called The Positive Journey – a four-day 270km run from Melbourne to Echuca, his hometown. Joining with friends, family and donors, Alastair raised over $150,000, running the equivalent of six marathons. The funds raised … Continued
In our special Blood, Sweat and Tears of Joy event held in May we heard stories of the impact blood cancer had on four special members of the Snowdome family – Karen Frenkiel, Brenda Cherednichenko, Geoff Nyseen and Alastair Evans. From the heartbreak of being diagnosed just days after becoming a mother, to a personal … Continued
We are very proud to announce that the Snowdome Foundation has earned a place in the High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021 ranking. The ranking assesses millions of companies from 13 countries and Snowdome made it into the top 500 fastest-growing companies in the region. Only 71 companies from Australia made into the top 500 and we … Continued
Multiple myeloma has been a notoriously difficult blood cancer to manage. Relapses are common despite the advances that have been made in treatments over the years. Idecabtagene vicleucel (Ide-cel) a new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, has just been approved by the FDA for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma. This is the first CAR T-cell … Continued
For many patients access to a clinical trial can literally save their life. In speaking to The West Australian newspaper, Prof Chan Cheah told reporter Katie Hampson, when he trained in Melbourne and the U.S he had a range of trials he could put a patient on when they had exhausted all other options. These options … Continued
Beck Long shared Tom’s journey with myeloma on The Morning Show to highlight the importance of funding research into blood cancers. The interview is heartfelt and highlights that perhaps the outcome for Tom would have been different if he was able to access new treatments in Australia. Aussie actor Tom Long lost his long battle … Continued
The Australian featured an exclusive story on the remarkable insights provided by genomic testing. To quote Dr Piers Blombery, Head of the Molecular Haematology Laboratory at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,“Every cancer is different and genomics testing such as the ctDNA panel gives clinicians more details about what drives the individual patient’s tumour cells; it … Continued
We have been living with the COVID 19 pandemic for 6 months now. Our knowledge about the virus and who is most at risk has grown dramatically. Prof Miles Prince shares with us key learnings, what your risks are as a blood cancer patient and how to prepare should someone you live with get diagnosed. … Continued
In the lead up World Blood Donor Day co-founder Grant Rutherford speaks to The Daily Edition about how the tragic loss of his daughter Chloe to leukaemia led to the formation of the Snowdome Foundation 10 years ago.