Cancer
Qld police chief to return to work following ‘rollercoaster’ cancer battle
“I feared I had very little time left,” said Commissioner Steve Gollschewski, whose cancer treatment proved “highly effective”.
- Brittney Deguara
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‘Beautiful to see’: Brisbane bands unite to help bassist’s cancer fight
An all-day festival at the Tivoli will raise funds for a popular figure in the music scene.
- Nick Dent
The ‘unworthy’ cancer with a terrible survival rate and the program seeking to change it
It’s Australia’s most lethal cancer. It kills more women and men every year than breast and prostate cancer combined. But it remains deeply stigmatised.
- Liam Mannix
The surreal moment this man saw a piece of his brain in a bank
If not for two white scars, concealed under a sweep of brown hair, there’s no evidence that 21-year-old Max Shearer was once seriously ill.
- Courtney Kruk
‘I’m not giving up now’: Richard Scolyer defies cancer to run City2Surf
The former Australian of the Year continues showing remarkable resilience after the return of his brain tumour.
- Garry Maddox
Australian cancer breakthrough could end relapse for thousands, including Colette
Finding out how “seeds” of breast cancer hide themselves in bones and how to stop them “waking up” could offer hope of an end to breast cancer recurrence.
- Wendy Tuohy
When her mum got sick, Robyn learnt she had a ‘ticking time-bomb’ in her chest
Robyn Smith will run the City2Surf topless next Sunday to raise funds for inherited cancer research and support.
- Christine Lee
- Editorial
- Opinion
Hope is not a plan: Public patients shouldn’t be penalised
Colonoscopy waiting times for some public patients means vital time is being lost that could be the difference in successfully treating a life-threatening condition.
- The Age's View
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
Patients face ‘agonising’ nine-month wait for cancer diagnosis
Sherri received a positive result from a take-home bowel cancer test in October. But the mother of two had to wait until this week to have a colonoscopy at her local public hospital.
- Henrietta Cook
- Opinion
- Legal Cannabis
The medicinal cannabis law was named after my son. Now shady companies are damaging his legacy
I was instrumental in the push to legalise medicinal cannabis in Australia when my son, Dan, was dying of cancer. It changed his life. But unscrupulous operators are ruining what I fought for.
- Lucy Haslam