Alastair Mckendrick

Biography

 I am a 59 year old qualified accountant, married with two sons in their early/mid 20s. I have a full time executive role as Group Finance Director of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation. My kidney cancer was first diagnosed in 2004 and resulted in the full removal of one on my kidneys. I recovered well from that and was reasonably healthy until 2009 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Testing showed that the cancer was aggressive and consequently I underwent surgery for a full removal. In 2012, my routine check-ups revealed that the renal cancer had returned and spread to other parts of my body. Since then I have been taking Pazopanib which seems to have held the cancer in check and I continue to live a reasonably normal life (barring the annoying side effects of the treatment!) Breast cancer has also impacted the female side of my family (both my mother and sister). I am keen to be involved in ANZUP. Whilst I haven’t been involved in a trial, I believe that the work that is being done across the spectrum of cancers is inspiring and I would like to make whatever contribution I can to helping the organisation achieve its goals.

Research Interest

 I am a 59 year old qualified accountant, married with two sons in their early/mid 20s. I have a full time executive role as Group Finance Director of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation. My kidney cancer was first diagnosed in 2004 and resulted in the full removal of one on my kidneys. I recovered well from that and was reasonably healthy until 2009 when I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Testing showed that the cancer was aggressive and consequently I underwent surgery for a full removal. In 2012, my routine check-ups revealed that the renal cancer had returned and spread to other parts of my body. Since then I have been taking Pazopanib which seems to have held the cancer in check and I continue to live a reasonably normal life (barring the annoying side effects of the treatment!) Breast cancer has also impacted the female side of my family (both my mother and sister). I am keen to be involved in ANZUP. Whilst I haven’t been involved in a trial, I believe that the work that is being done across the spectrum of cancers is inspiring and I would like to make whatever contribution I can to helping the organisation achieve its goals.