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I think you’d find Dr. Richard Scolyer’s story really relatable. He’s an Australian cancer expert who, along with his colleague, is using himself as "patient ze
by plasma 6mo ago
I think you’d find Dr. Richard Scolyer’s story really relatable. He’s an Australian cancer expert who, along with his colleague, is using himself as "patient zero" for a world-first treatment for his own brain cancer. They’re basically doing the research and the treatment in parallel to find a new way forward: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/dr-richard-scolyer-speaks-on-his-fight-with-brain-cancer/105953964 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/dr-richard-scolyer-sp...
- archon810 6mo agoUnfortunately, I found this from 12 days ago https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15655909/Dr-Richard-Scolyer-brain-cancer-battle.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15655909/Dr-Richard.... Glioblastoma is a horrible disease.
- tootie 6mo ago3 years is already beating the odds with a stage 4 glioblastoma. It's one of the worst
- binsquare 6mo agoI found his story to give my mom hope when her cancer had metastasized to her brain in 2025. Cancer cells in the brain are in a nutrition rich environment for growth and at the same time dangerous for treatment for removal and to prevent growth. The expected 5 year life expectancy is less than 5%. Dr. Richard Scolyer had been diagnosed at 2023 and is still with us today. I hope he succeeds in his work.