Scolyer was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer in 2023

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The former Australian of the year who received an immunotherapy treatment he developed to treat his brain cancer, has undergone “complex surgery”.

Prof Richard Scolyer, who has documented his experience with brain cancer on social media, shared on Tuesday that he had undergone complex surgery at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney.