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Professor Richard Scolyer

‘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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Pathologist Richard Scolyer is undergoing revolutionary brain cancer treatment.

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
Passionate, driven and dedicated to improving outcomes for patients: Richard Scolyer at Petersham Park in February.

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
Alea O’Shea has had surgery for brain cancer.

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
Married At First Sight expert Mel Schilling has died.

‘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
Married at First Sight relationship expert Mel Schilling.

‘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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Richard Scolyer.

‘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 Phenotype Analyzer Chip, developed by doctors at the University of Queensland, could revolutionise the way one of Australia’s deadliest brain cancers is treated.

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
Cancer prevention

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 Norris, an executive at the company that owns Petbarn, was given less than 12 months to live when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in January.

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