A FESTIVE event in Redan this weekend is aiming to help eradicate cancer in Australia.<\/p>\n
Former Victorian of the Year, Gold Logie-winning actor, and founder of cancer charity Love Your Sister, Samuel Johnson, will be in Ballarat this Sunday, 26 June for a fundraising family fun day.<\/p>\n
To be held at the Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club, the event will benefit Love Your Sister which donates 100 per cent of funds raised to cancer research, and encourages women to monitor their breast health.<\/p>\n
Run in partnership with local not-for-profit Twin Hearts, the day will include all-ages activities like live music, a petting zoo, stalls, and food, and Mr Johnson will announce the total of funds raised.<\/p>\n
After his late sister Connie Johnson was diagnosed with cancer, Mr Johnson established the organisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrecision medicine can eradicate false lines of treatment entirely, save many lives and countless billions on ineffective drugs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took three months to see whether the first drug administered to my sister was having a demonstrable effect on the size of her tumour. That\u2019s three months she didn\u2019t have. All up, she had three false lines of treatment and by the time we found the right drug, it was too late.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis all could have been avoided if she\u2019d had the test straight up, to determine the best treatment for her; the right drug, first time, every time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did not offer this precision treatment a decade ago when my sister was diagnosed, and too many patients are not being given access to it now. I\u2019m fed up. This needs to change now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Love Your Sister Family Fun Day will run this Sunday, 26 June from 10am to 3pm, and is part of a broader Love Your Sister tour.<\/p>\n
Mr Johnson is visiting regional Victoria and New South Wales, appealing to communities for their support to boost funding for cancer research, and help all patients from all backgrounds to access the treatment they need to save their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A FESTIVE event in Redan this weekend is aiming to help eradicate cancer in Australia. Former Victorian of the Year, Gold Logie-winning actor, and founder of cancer charity Love Your Sister, Samuel Johnson, will be in Ballarat this Sunday, 26 June for a fundraising family fun day. To be held at the Ballarat Greyhound Racing […]<\/p>\n