Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59
<p>Scolyer, who did pioneering work on immunotherapy, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023</p><p>Prof Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, has died at the age of 59.</p><p>Scolyer’s family shared a statement the eminent pathologist and melanoma expert penned before his final stages of illness.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/08/richard-scolyer-cancer-researcher-and-former-australian-of-the-year-dies-aged-59">Continue reading...</a>