Tag: cancer survivor
More children survive childhood cancer but the effect of their treatment continues for years, and even decades, into the future.
After a lifetime of struggling with the devastating long-term effects of childhood cancer, Dave Cassar admits he was close to giving up.
Treatments for prostate cancer have a high success rate but there has been limited research into the long-term effects on survivors.
Our accommodation services helped one cancer patient continue her breast cancer patient during the 2019 bushfires.
We discuss issues facing young adult survivors and ways that can help them feel less isolated.
“Here I go again.” Those were the words that echoed when Nicole Gallen was told she was breast cancer.
Money. Family. Relationships. Career, Cancer… Why are we here? And what do you want to be remembered for? There are so many things we don’t discuss in everyday conversation. But, at 79, Marjorie Pettigrew doesn’t get shy anymore. She’s had cancer twice herself, nursed two children through their own cancers and lost two siblings to […]
John was diagnosed with cancer 11 years ago. Now cancer-free, he gives back as a Transport to Treatment driver.
Australia has one of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the world with over 16,700 men expected to be diagnosed this year alone. Due to improved methods of detection, and a growing and ageing population, the number of men surviving long after diagnosis has been steadily increasing. New research by Cancer Council NSW has […]
When Michelle Beattie’s hair began to fall out, she asked her five-year-old son Jackson if he would like to help her cut off the rest. “I started chemotherapy and I explained to Jackson that I was going to lose my hair,” Michelle said. “As soon as my hair fell out, I asked him if […]