Richard Scolyer says ‘prognosis is poor’ after brain cancer returns and surgery unsuccessful
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Former Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer has revealed his brain cancer has returned and surgery to remove it was unsuccessful.

Scolyer was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer in 2023 and it was treated with pioneering immunotherapy based on his own research.

But in a  Scolyer said “unfortunately there is a larger volume of quickly growing brain cancer (glioblastoma) in my left brain”.

“The prognosis is poor.”

Last week Scolyer, who has documented his experience with brain cancer on social media, shared that he had undergone surgery at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney, though he did not reveal the reason behind the operation. At the time he said he was “focused on my recovery”.

In the most recent update he said most of the new tumour was removed last week but “some of it couldn’t \ because of its site”.

He said the immunotherapy and other cancer treatment he received “may have made a difference in my brain tumour and survival”, but more work was needed in a clinical trial to prove this.

“Either way I am proud” of the research behind the treatment, which was published in the journal Nature Medicine, he said. “I hope \ will make a difference for others.

“I greatly appreciate the support of all my family, friends & colleagues who have been looking after me so well & the incredible research that has been performed. I hope the latter will change the field & patient outcomes in the not too distant future.”

Scolyer told the Sydney Morning Herald the medical prognosis was that he has “months, not years” to live.



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