Surgery has revealed that Professor Richard Scolyer has had a recurrence of his highly aggressive glioblastoma.
World-renowned pathologist and researcher Richard Scolyer is facing an operation to explore fears of a lethal tumour growing back.
A world-first clinical trial will investigate whether the experimental treatment given to a former Australian of the Year can treat aggressive tumours in other patients.
For many young actors,the chance to portray cancer “survivor” Belle Gibson would hold great appeal. And for the 28-year-old,the role was also deeply personal.
Tiny particles that look like dirt could be heated by a magnetic field to target cancer cells deep within the brain.
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.
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