cancer
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Lost chance spurs family
By Adam Cooper/The Age Neill Jones has every reason to be angry, but doesn’t have the time. The 60-year-old father of three is paying…
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Molly lets her hair down
It took Molly three years to grow her hair almost to her waist – and just minutes for it to come off. The Melton nine-year-old…
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Peer to cheer support
Melton’s Vivienne Bearne was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and she is now using her experience to support other women. For the past two…
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Love flows after cancer tragedy
Corinda Maloney was one in five million. The Bacchus Marsh mother of two died on November 3 – just two weeks after a devastating diagnosis…
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Deb’s desperate battle
Debra Nelson lives with an ultra-rare cancer you’ve probably never heard of. The Kurunjang woman has stage four metastatic leiomyosarcoma – a rare and aggressive…
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Brave teen faces a new battle
A teenager who has courageously battled cancer twice is facing a third bout with the disease. Caroline Springs 15-year-old Tyler Fishlock lost both eyes and…
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Lions help cancer fight
The call has gone out for support for Taylors Lakes Lions Club’s charity gala dinner to raise money to help fight childhood cancer. The club…
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Tea for a good cause
Home-cooked delights are set to draw the crowds again at the annual McGrath Foundation high tea this week. Melton Valley Rotary club will join the…
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Shine a light on a cure
Ayhan’s mother calls him her “little star” and he’s getting ready to Light the Night in Melton for people with blood cancer. The Brookfield five-year-old…
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Mahala locks off for brave bro’
When then 11-year-old Nathan was diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago, his sister, Mahala, didn’t know the condition was so common, or so…
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Footy club rivals rally to raise money for cancer
Footy club rivals will come together to raise money for four Moorabool families who have been hit hard by cancer. A mother and three fathers of…
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Plaques honour cancer support group founders
Almost two decades ago, Dr Mark Robson and George Marshall embarked on a journey to help ease the pain of cancer sufferers in Melton. They…
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Kurunjang school’s greatest shave
It’s not every day you get to shave your teacher’s bushy beard. But Kurunjang Secondary College students have spent the past month gearing up for…
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Women unite to fight cancer
Women around Victoria are getting the girls together to help beat breast and gynaecological cancers this month. Samantha Frazzetto is one of more than 20…