Ex-Fairfax chairman Ron Walker dies aged 78
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Ron Walker, former chairman of Fairfax Media and the Australian Grand Prix, has died from cancer. He was diagnosed with a melanoma in 2011.
After his diagnos he flew to the US for treatment with a drug that was then still in in clinical trials, Keytruda. He then became a crusader for other cancer victims, lobbying for easier access to life-saving drugs. Keytruda was approved for use in Australia in 2016.
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