Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer says he counts himself lucky to be alive despite learning last week that ...

In February 2025, she revealed she needed to undergo surgery to remove several tumors after her melanoma had spread to her lungs and brain. Below, we’re looking back on Mellencamp’s cancer ...

Veteran firefighters appear to have a higher risk of brain tumors called gliomas, which can be caused by gene mutations linked to flame retardant chemicals called haloalkanes, researchers reported in ...

Former US president Joe Biden has long speculated his son's fatal brain cancer was caused by exposure to fumes from burn pits. Now there are concerns Australian soldiers have been affected ...

Diagnosed with incurable brain cancer two years ago, Richard Scolyer put his hand up for experimental treatment, and following the treatment, he defied the six-month prognosis. Analysis of the ...

The hope is that it can revolutionise brain cancer treatment in the way that it has for advanced melanoma. Loading Scolyer said he started to feel worrying symptoms around the time he and Long ...

Firefighters may face a heightened risk of developing brain cancer due to their persistent exposure to certain chemicals, a new study has found. In a set of patients who had gliomas — the most ...

The melanoma pathologist had volunteered as "patient zero" for revolutionary brain cancer treatment when he was diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma in 2023. Former Australian of the Year ...

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Former ESPN host David Pollack asked for support as his wife, Lindsey Pollack, prepares for brain cancer surgery. “I do not share much of my personal life on social media but today is gonna be ...