Shell Taylor

7 years ago my eye had to be removed to save my life. 7 years on - I've become a lay expert on reading blood tests, skin checks and medical research. This year I share my journey. Have you registered yet? #rarecancer @AnthonyMJoshua @AOMA_MASC @MASC_Trials

#BREAKING: Victoria Police have revealed they “strongly believe” fugitive Dezi Freeman is in the Mount Buffalo National Park area deceased. It comes as police and volunteers begin a five day search of 1.3 kilometres of land in the park over five days. ab.co/3Zfoh9p

Have you ever wondered what it looks like to fly around a fire? This is the view from the Air Attack Supervisor as they circle overhead on the Brassknocker Fire, which is burning in remote terrain on the NSW Far South Coast.

Lung cancer is a common cancer affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. During #LungCancerAwarenessMonth visit #OurMobAndCancer for culturally safe information including what you and your mob can do to reduce your #LungCancer risk: bit.ly/4pAaWof

Driving change for melanoma & skin cancer in Australia! Great to join @AMSCA, @Medison, @Solbari & partners at Parliament House for the BBQ lunch and @MSCAN’s first Thought Leadership Roundtable. #SkinCancerAwareness #Melanoma #MSCAN #ACD #AMSCA #Medison #Solbari #SkinHealth

🌞 Proud to join the melanoma & skin cancer community at Parliament House for the Start of Summer BBQ with Parliamentary Friends of Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness. Thank you MSCAN & Co-Chairs Jason Clare MP & Darren Chester MP. #SkinCancerAwareness #auspol #MSCAN #AMSCA

Rural living is full of surprises & happy it wasn’t on the toilet seat - found behind the glass sugar container in the kitchen #redback #Australia

A drug used to treat diabetes and chronic disease is to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, making it cheaper for almost 70,000 Australians region.com.au/expanded-pbs-l…

Happy Trick or Treating friends ❤️ from 🇦🇺

🗣️Join Dr David Ancona-Lezama live at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit for their educational talk: ‘Update on Prompt Diagnosis of Choroidal Melanoma' on Saturday 8 November. masc.org.au/aoma-summit-20…

As melanoma in situ (MIS) diagnoses rise, concerns about overdiagnosis are growing - with real implications for patients, clinicians and the health system. In this episode of our podcast 'Melanoma Insights for Professionals', experts from dermatology, pathology, psychology and research come together to explore the drivers of overdiagnosis, the psychological impact of an MIS label, and the role of emerging diagnostic tools and data. This podcast is suitable for multidisciplinary specialist, primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals. Search “Melanoma insights” via your favourite podcast app or listen via the Melanoma Education Portal link here (Clinicians only; free log in required) > bit.ly/4qyKSdy #MelanomaInsights #MelanomaInSitu

🗣️Join A/Prof Claire Phillips live at the 2025 AOMA Virtual Summit for their talk: ‘Stereotactic radiotherapy for posterior choroidal melanoma’ on Saturday 8 November. masc.org.au/aoma-summit-20…

Registrations now open! Australasian Ocular Melanoma Alliance (AOMA) Virtual Summit, 8 Nov. This free, online event will feature international & Australian ocular melanoma experts and consumer sessions. Register: masc.org.au/aoma-summit/

If you watch one thing today, make it this. I’m so glad for this marvellous girl. But it was a close call, as she explains. “You’re just a Tomboy”

Findings from Project Shirley show that #Cancer #FearofRecurrence is common & burdensome in early stage HR+ HER- #BreastCancer patients (90% greatest concern), but that discussion of prognosis & related FCR can help reduce the impact #BCT2025

Two current studies focused on addressing #FCR in practice for #BCT2025 folks 1. Evaluation of brief online training module to provide culturally sensitive FCR support 2. Adaptation of a brief clinician-delivered intervention (CIFeR) for people with advanced cancer @JiaJennyLiu

Thanks to @BCTrialsANZ for the opportunity to present on translating #cancer #FearofRecurrence research into practice at #BCT2025 If you want to learn more about the clinical pathway we’ve developed to facilitate this watch this 2 min video youtu.be/4LPIkRYzhio #BCSM #supponc

A study has been released investigating the effectiveness of a #MelanomaCareProgram for patients with #EarlyStageMelanoma who had varying degrees of fear of cancer recurrence after treatment of their primary #melanoma. The results showed the program was effective in reducing short term #FearOfRecurrence, with efforts now needing to focus on interventions to address longer-term fears. Read more > bit.ly/44tH2cX

It’s #MelanomaMarch! Be sun smart and protect your skin from #melanoma in the following ways: 👕 Cover your skin with sun-protective clothing 🧴 Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen SPF30+ or higher 🧢 Wear a hat 🕶️ Wear sunglasses 🏖 Stay in the shade Visit bit.ly/3WNOfjm

Queenslanders are being warned against getting bitten by mosquitoes after the Japanese encephalitis virus was found in Brisbane. ab.co/4kth66R

Unfortunately there is a larger volume of quickly growing brain cancer (glioblastoma, IDH WT, unmethylated etc) in my left brain. The prognosis is poor. Whilst some of my recurrent tumour was removed last week, some of it couldn’t be because of its site. While the neoadjuvant triple doses of immunotherapy &/or anticancer vaccination I received may have made a difference in my brain tumour & survival, more work needs to be done in a clinical trial to prove this. Either way, I am proud of the data produced after treatment with neoadjuvant immunotherapy (and recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine) which I hope will make a difference for others. I greatly appreciate the support of all my family, friends & colleagues who have been looking after me so well & the incredible research that has been performed. I hope the latter will change the field & patient outcomes in the not too distant future. @SydneyLHD @Sydney_Uni @NthSydHealth @COBLH @AllenAndUnwin @gmaddox @Channel9 @AllisonLangdon @smh @Dr_Brindha #glioblastoma