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Diagnosed With Melanoma At Just 20 Years Old, Lauren Shares Her Story

Jun 3, 2021 | News, Stories

Her friends are busy studying, working and planning their futures. However, 20-year-old Lauren is battling Stage 3B melanoma, undergoing immunotherapy treatment to potentially save her life, and says she feels like people don’t really understand how deadly this cancer...

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Being A Bloke, I Thought It Would Go Away, But It Didn’t

Mar 21, 2021 | News, Stories

Diagnosed with metastatic melanoma in November 2017 and given just a 15% chance of surviving until the following Christmas, Shane Callaghan shares his story of hope and inspiration in the face of a devastating prognosis. Shane was initially diagnosed with melanoma on...

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