“I feel so lucky to be his daughter.”

Professor Richard Scolyer’s daughter Emily speaks on an upcoming Australian Story episode about her pride for her father’s work and determination to help other brain cancer patients.
The leading melanoma pathologist was first in the world to test a radical new approach to brain cancer, adapting the melanoma treatment developed by his colleagues. The data has kickstarted clinical trials that will explore new ways of treating glioblastomas.
Professor Scolyer has died aged 59.
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