Congratulations to our collaborative partner Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision with the announcement today that the Government will provide a $2.4 million grant to fund a world first research centre for Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and a co-funded International Research Fellowship opportunity with the Victorian Cancer Agency. This is a momentous occasion and we are so proud … Continued

  The MRDR is an Australian and New Zealand Registry that collects information on patients with multiple myeloma (MM), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), plasma cell leukaemia and plasmacytoma, in order to improve the care of individuals with these diseases. The registry is a partnership with participating hospitals and is administered through Monash University. … Continued

On May 23rd 2018, the Snowdome Foundation and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision will once again host the ‘Bloody Good Dinner’. The ‘Bloody Good Dinner’ was established to fund breakthroughs in discovering new treatments for Bone Marrow Failure and Blood Cancers. One hundred percent of the profits will go directly towards this cause. This year we are … Continued

This is a wonderful story of how Snowdome is making a difference to patients’ lives right now. Snowdome in collaboration with the Epworth Medical Centre is funding research into a novel way of diagnosing and assessing blood cancers in order to individualise treatment for patients. Currently diagnosis and assessment of blood cancer progression relies on … Continued

Snowdome is excited to be setting sail in the right direction. Snowdome supporter Warwick Sherman, who is personally connected to blood cancer and has been a part of the Snowdome community for many years, will be raising the Snowdome profile offshore. Warwick and his crew are competing in several races, including the impressive Sydney to … Continued

I was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma two weeks before my 36th birthday and yes I was in shock… In some ways, I am still am. Everything you are told when you hear the word cancer is true. You only retain 10% of the information that is being thrown at you at a rapid pace. After … Continued

Three years ago, Vision Super looked at their insurance claims data – 25% of their insurance claims were cancer-related and sadly 46% of Vision Super members’ deaths were due to cancer. Vision Super decided they needed to do more to help prevent the devastation this creates for their members and families, as well as the … Continued

Tumour DNA provides clearer genetic profiles of lymphoid malignancy Analysing tumour DNA in addition to biopsies could give clinicians a more nuanced view of a patient’s disease progression and could potentially impact treatment direction, an expert has told HAA delegates. Speaking at the HAA 2017 scientific meeting in Sydney this week Dr. Piers Blombery, medical lead … Continued