Personal cancer stories

Bec first noticed a lump when she was breastfeeding and decided to get it checked out.

Throughout Raymond's adult life he has always been healthy, sporty and enjoyed outdoors. Read about his experience being diagnosed with base cell carcinoma in 2021.

When Chelsea noticed a spot on her nose that didn’t go away, she went to her doctor to get it checked. Read about her experience of being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma.

Duane kindly shared his experience with skin cancer as part of a Tasmanian focused early detection campaign.

Dennis was exposed to asbestos when he started working in heavy industry. From this exposure, he had gone onto develop mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive and incurable form of lung cancer.

Noella had some bleeding that she thought was unusual, so she went to the doctor to get checked. She was diagnosed with bowel cancer.