At the young age of 36 Clinton was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). The diagnosis helped him to reassess his life to determine what was important to him and how he wanted to live his life. He made a few big changes. He moved out of the city to the Macedon Ranges. He invested … Continued
This time last week the Snowdome Foundation and Blood Cancer Research WA hosted ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears of Joy’ an educational evening bringing together clinicians, researchers, patients and supporters. The premise behind Blood Cancer Research WA was to bring blood cancer clinical trials to Western Australian patients. Associate Professor Chan Cheah highlighted just how successful … Continued
Dave is an incredibly fit individual. Sport and staying healthy have always been a priority for him. He even represented the UK in Karate! Dave’s first indicator that something was not right with his health was when he had difficulty breathing during his usual gym workout. He ignored it for a few weeks, went on … Continued
Paul Mutimer had niggling back pain and was constantly tired, but he felt it was due to his workload as a psychologist and his age. At 57 being tired and suffering some back pain is not an uncommon story. His wife, however, was not convinced and finally got him to see a GP. Blood tests … Continued
The treatment of blood cancer has come a long way in a short period of time. It was not so long ago that precision medicine and immunotherapy were just a concept, now they are very much a reality. Not only have they changed the way we treat cancer but also how we diagnose and understand … Continued
It is an incredible story of hope and inspiration. CAR T-cell therapy saved Tom’s life when everything else failed. For those that love to read the article in The Age and SMH says it all. If you prefer to sit back and watch the story unfold watch The Project story here.
Tom Long is filled with gratitude. He got a second chance at life when he was accepted into a CAR T-cell therapy trial at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in the USA. Three months ago he arrived in the USA a very unwell individual. He had exhausted every possible treatment but the cancer cells kept … Continued
Snowdome co-founder, Professor Miles Prince publishes a paper on impressive new research The Snowdome Foundation is proud to announce that blood cancer specialist, researcher and co-founder of Snowdome, Professor Miles Prince, has published a paper in The Lancet reporting on the outcome of the ALCANZA study, an international, randomised, open-label Phase 3 trial of brentuximab … Continued
In this Patient Perspective story, we hark back to late 2014 when we featured a story about the generosity of Warwick Sherman. In remission from non-Hodgkins lymphoma, he was embarking on a second quest to win the ‘Sydney to Hobart’ and had very thoughtfully donated his yacht’s $10,000 sponsorship fee to Snowdome. Fast forward to 2016 and Warwick’s … Continued