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‘The best of us’: We’re all poorer for the loss of the unstoppable Richard Scolyer
Garry Maddox and Scolyer became friends while writing the memoir Brainstorm – his death “feels shocking and sudden and sad”.
- Garry Maddox
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Humble, heroic, selfless: Richard Scolyer beat the cancer odds but finally lost the battle
The world-renowned pathologist and researcher, who was joint Australian of the Year for 2024, became a familiar face nationwide after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour.
- Garry Maddox
Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer dies
The world-recognised pathologist survived for three years after being diagnosed with a savage form of brain cancer.
- Garry Maddox
Former Home and Away star Alea noticed her smile was uneven. It turned out to be brain cancer
Alea O’Shea, 25, has undergone surgery amid an “ongoing fight” against brain cancer while her family seeks funds to pay for treatment.
- Kayla Olaya
‘MAFS won’t be the same without her’: On air tribute for TV star who died from cancer
Schilling, who has died aged 54, is being remembered as a guiding force and a loving, committed and loyal mother, wife and co-worker.
- Kayla Olaya
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‘My light is starting to fade’: Married At First Sight expert reveals cancer has spread
Mel Schilling has said the cancer she was first diagnosed with in 2023 had deteriorated and spread to the left side of her brain.
- Kayla Olaya
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‘Incredibly excited’: Richard Scolyer hails new US trial for brain cancer
The world-renowned pathologist and former Australian of the Year is upbeat that his experimental treatment for glioblastoma has sparked a clinical trial.
- Garry Maddox
The test changing how one of Australia’s deadliest cancers is treated
The diagnostic device requires little more than a non-invasive blood sample and was developed in a Queensland lab.
- Courtney Kruk
Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors
Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.
- Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
Mark’s deadly cancer will come back. Now scientists know why
When Mark Norris finished his cancer treatment, there was nothing doctors could do except wait for it to return. The father of two says that’s not good enough.
- Angus Thomson