Simon visits Australian of the Year 2024 and co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia Professor Richard Scolyer AO for Sunday Brunch.
Patient Stories
Music teacher’s ‘bump on the head’ turned out to be high-risk melanoma
A music teacher whose “bump on the head” turned out to be potentially deadly melanoma is taking part in a groundbreaking clinical trial.
Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer ‘blown away’ by success of radical new brain cancer treatment
World-first clinical trials of a groundbreaking treatment for aggressive brain tumours are likely to begin soon following “fantastic" results in the high-profile case of Australian of the Year, Professor Richard Scolyer.
‘A tan is not worth dying for’; Jenny shares her melanoma journey
Geelong’s Jenny Thulborn, 60, first discovered she had melanoma 30 years ago after the birth of her second child. Now cancer-free, she will participate in the Melanoma Institute Australia’s Geelong Melanoma March on March 3. She speaks with Jena Carr about her journey through many health scares and surviving stage four melanoma.