A MILLION REASONS

Herald Sun

17 Sep 2018

MELBOURNE-raised superstar Olivia NewtonJohn is “hopelessly devoted” to curing cancer.

Almost 4000 people participated in 5km and 10km events at the sixth annual Olivia Newton-John Wellness Walk and Research Run.

The 69-year-old Grease icon addressed the crowd at La Trobe’s Bundoora Campus, which raised about $1 million for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer the weekend her father died of cancer in 1992, Newton-John is now fighting her third bout of cancer, this time in the base of her spine.

The centre provides treatment and wellness programs, and does research.

Près de 4 000 personnes ont participé à des épreuves de 5 km ou de 10 km lors de la sixième marche annuelle de recherche et de bien-être Olivia Newton-John.

L’icône de Grease, s’est adressée à la foule sur le campus Bundoora de La Trobe, qui a permis de recueillir environ 1 million de dollars pour le Centre de lutte contre le cancer Olivia Newton-John. Olivia Newton-John lutte maintenant contre son troisième cancer, cette fois-ci au bas de sa colonne vertébrale.

Le centre offre des programmes de traitement et de bien-être et effectue des recherches....

[NEWS] $1 million for cancer research at Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
The Australian Government is investing $1 million to expand a rare cancers clinical trial being conducted by the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute. Read more: https://t.co/PZqvyU8c6J pic.twitter.com/MKUNK2fsIS

— Australian Government Department of Health (@healthgovau) 17 septembre 2018

'Olivia Newton-John cuts ribbon to kick start Melbourne charity walk' 16/9/18: https://t.co/HlZ7rIykoF via @YouTube

— 15Minutesoffameaust (@15MOFofficial) 17 septembre 2018

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