‘This was her dream’: Olivia Newton-John’s legacy lives on at cancer research centre

The singer ’s advocacy enabled scientific advancements and offered hope and support to people affected by cancerIt ’s not often a medical institute has to say it is unable to take calls because of overwhelming demand, but that was the case on Tuesday at Melbourne’s Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness& Research Centre, afterthe death of the 73-year-old singer and actor.Newton-John has been one of Australia ’s most high-profile campaigners for the advancement of cancer research and treatment since her initial diagnosis of breast cancer in 1992 at the age of 44.Continue reading...
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