Liz Tse
Recent articles by Liz Tse
For Sebastian, the hardest part of an extremely rare cancer diagnosis was not the treatment, but managing the complexities associated with the diagnosis. Sebastian’s mediastinal mixed-germ cell tumour – a very rare hybrid – was discovered only after a CT scan intended to rule out a blood clot took place. “I am not sure I ‘felt’ anything other than immense frustration at first,” […]
Paediatric doctor Priyal was 34 when she received news that completely blindsided her: a breast cancer diagnosis. “I still remember how underprepared I was when the radiologist came into the room with a grim look on his face, pointing to the picture of the scan saying, ‘that’s cancer’,” says Priyal. Priyal had two children and was breastfeeding with her […]
When Laura was first diagnosed with cervical cancer, it was the last thing she expected. “I didn’t know anything about cancer,” she says. “I’d never had any experience with it in my family or among friends. You just don’t think it’s something that will happen to you.” Like many women, Laura’s symptoms were passed over as they were similar to what women […]
When Kon Galanis reflects on the past decade of his life, the word that comes up again and again is resilience. A Senior Business Analyst based in Sydney, Kon had built a busy career and family life when everything began to change. Within a short period, he was diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease, and then bowel cancer. “In 2017, I was 41 […]
Matilda was just nine years old when her life changed with a devastating cancer diagnosis. Growing up near Albury, regional NSW, she loved gymnastics and spending time with her siblings. But a persistent pain in her ankle, which was dismissed for months, would eventually lead to the diagnosis of stage four bone cancer. At the […]
Former Mayor of Lismore, long‑time community advocate, and dedicated Cancer Council volunteer Jenny Dowell died on March 24, 2026, surrounded by her loving family, including her husband of 46 years Ron, children Georgina and Tim, and her sister Robyn In the final week of her life, Jenny sat down with Cancer Council to reflect on her cancer experience and the cause that […]
When Christina noticed a subtle change in her breast one evening while caring for her young daughter, cancer was the furthest thing from her mind. “I put it down to breastfeeding,” she says. “But the texture felt different, so I decided to get it checked.” Weeks later, after scans, a biopsy and an urgent recall from her GP, Christina was diagnosed with […]