Australians of the Year Aim to Cure ‘Incurable’ Cancer

Published on January 26, 2024

Richard Scolyer may not live to see out his term as Australian of the Year, and has urged the community to be bold and courageous in the fight for life. He has been jointly awarded Australia’s highest accolade alongside his co-researcher Georgina Long for their dedication to a mission of zero deaths from melanoma. Through their medical breakthrough, the professors have helped save thousands of lives. When Prof. Scolyer was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer in June 2023, he and Prof. Long developed a series of world-first treatments based on their melanoma discoveries. The 57-year-old revealed recent scans showed his brain cancer hadn’t recurred....

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