Pioneering doctors Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long named Australians of the Year

Scolyer and Long have saved tens of thousands of lives by revolutionising melanoma treatment. Now they’re turning their attention to brain cancer as Scolyer stares down a terminal diagnosis.

• January 25, 2024
• by Natassia Chrysanthos

Best features – 2023

From politics and private affairs to court battles, culture wars and more: reader favourites from Good Weekend in 2023.

This young mum went to her GP with unexplained weight gain. Now she’s fighting for her life

Emma Eltringham watched her daughter fight and beat a rare form of leukaemia. But after thinking things could return to normal, she was also diagnosed with a late-stage cancer.

• September 20, 2023
• by Holly Thompson

The world’s top melanoma pathologist has brain cancer. Can he save himself?

Australian medical pioneer Dr Richard Scolyer, who was named 2024 joint Australian of the Year on Thursday night, has never used the word “cure” lightly. But in this Good Weekend article from 2023, he described how he was pursuing exactly that.

• September 16, 2023
• by Tim Elliott

The September 16 Edition

‘I’m a guinea pig’: how the world’s top melanoma pathologist is treating his own brain cancer | Bullying tactics or simple economics? The AFL’s bold Tassie play

Everybody forgets things, but not the way I do

“While I have become adept at covering my cognitive impairment, memory loss is still a bewildering mix of frustration, uncertainty and vulnerability.”

• August 24, 2023
• by Jamila Rizvi

World-first initiative brings hope for ‘death sentence’ patients

More than 20,000 Australians with cancer will have their DNA sequence mapped, allowing them access to previously unattainable life-saving treatment.

• July 27, 2023
• by Laura Banks

‘You’ve got a brain tumour, you idiot!’: What Geoff Morrell’s drawings revealed

While filming in NZ, actor Geoff Morrell began sketching faces that had a strange swelling behind one eye. Turns out, his brain was telling him something.

• March 17, 2023
• by Amanda Hooton

‘I can’t sit back and do nothing’: Perth family’s desperate fight to get son life-saving treatment

Angus Gow’s family is facing their worst nightmare, but determined to do whatever they can to try and save his life after he was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer.

• February 22, 2023
• by Rebecca Peppiatt

Cancer surgery delays as Peter Mac theatres sit empty

Dozens of potentially life-saving procedures at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, including surgery for skin, bowel, prostate, head and neck cancer, are set to be delayed.

• January 29, 2023
• by Melissa Cunningham