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Aug 2024
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The man who defied a brain cancer diagno...

THE AUSTRALIAN
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When scientist Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with a rare and terminal brain cancer, he was expected to live just 14 months. But an experimental treatment devised by his colleague and friend, Georgina Long, changed those odds. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Neal Sutherland. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

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