Scolyer and Long have saved tens of thousands of lives by revolutionising melanoma treatment. Now they’re turning their attention to brain cancer as Scolyer stares down a terminal diagnosis.
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Emma Eltringham watched her daughter fight and beat a rare form of leukaemia. But after thinking things could return to normal,she was also diagnosed with a late-stage cancer.
Australian medical pioneer Dr Richard Scolyer,who was named 2024 joint Australian of the Year on Thursday night,has never used the word “cure” lightly. But in this Good Weekend article from 2023,he described how he was pursuing exactly that.
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“While I have become adept at covering my cognitive impairment,memory loss is still a bewildering mix of frustration,uncertainty and vulnerability.”
More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped,allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.
While filming in NZ,actor Geoff Morrell began sketching faces that had a strange swelling behind one eye. Turns out,his brain was telling him something.
Angus Gow’s family is facing their worst nightmare,but determined to do whatever they can to try and save his life after he was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer.
Dozens of potentially life-saving procedures at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,including surgery for skin,bowel,prostate,head and neck cancer,are set to be delayed.
The families of two children have expressed dismay over the controversial neurosurgeon’s responses to recent revelations about his surgical outcomes.