Arts inspire in cancer battle
Cancer sufferer-turned treatment advocate Olivia Newton-John has championed the work of a Melbourne clinic named in her honour.
The 70-year-old Grease star joined experts on Monday to open the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Research Conference 2019, which will discuss a range of treatment elements including nursing, palliative care, research, clinical trials, and patient support.
Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
She subsequently got involved with fundraising and Melbourne's Alfred Health later established the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute.
The institute encourages music and art as sidelines to treatment, which Newton-John says were valuable tools in her own rehabilitation.
"I got to experience that and realise how incredibly important it is psychologically when you're going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment to have this outside support and creativity and things that inspire you to get well," she told Monday's audience.
Newton John also repeated her much-publicised praise for medicinal cannabis.
"Cannabis really helped me. I was able to wean myself off the morphine with cannabis," she said.
More research was needed into the use of cannabis, but Newton-John said it helped her ease pain and sleep.
"The proof is in the pudding and I'm the pudding."
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La star de Grease, âgée de 70 ans, a rejoint des experts lundi pour ouvrir la Conférence de recherche 2019 du Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Center, qui traitera de toute une gamme d'éléments de traitement, notamment les soins infirmiers, les soins palliatifs, la recherche, les essais cliniques et le soutien aux patients.
Newton-John a reçu un diagnostic de cancer du sein en 1992 et a subi une chirurgie et une chimiothérapie. Elle s’est par la suite impliquée dans la collecte de fonds et l’hôpital Austin Health de Melbourne a ensuite créé l’Institut de recherche sur le cancer Olivia Newton-John.
L'Institut encourage la musique et les arts en marge du traitement, ce qui, selon Newton-John, était un outil précieux pour sa propre rééducation.
"J'ai pu expérimenter cela et me rendre compte à quel point il est psychologiquement important, lorsque vous vous soumettez à un diagnostic et à un traitement du cancer, de bénéficier de ce soutien extérieur, de votre créativité et de choses qui vous incitent à vous rétablir," a-t-elle déclaré à l'audience ce lundi. Olivia Newton John a également répété ses éloges très médiatisés sur le cannabis médical.
"Le cannabis m'a vraiment aidé. J'ai pu me débarrasser de la morphine avec du cannabis", a-t-elle déclaré.
Plus de recherches étaient nécessaires sur l'utilisation du cannabis, mais Newton-John a déclaré que cela l'avait aidée à soulager sa douleur et son sommeil.
"La preuve est dans le pudding et je suis le pudding."
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Olivia looked radiant in a red pantsuit while discussing her cancer treatment in front of hundreds of guests, including her husband John Easterling. The Hollywood legend, who founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre, completed her sophisticated look with a pair of flat black shoes.
On the conference's Twitter page, Olivia was quoted as saying: 'The ultimate goal is to heal people from cancer. We are lucky with our ability to access great treatments in Australia.'
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.@olivianj has used a Melbourne cancer conference to spruik the benefits of Cannabis treatment. The superstar who has been fighting her own cancer battle says she's proof of the ways alternative treatments can help. @LouisaCheatley #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/nEWdEXVqmk— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) 16 septembre 2019
— kyleigh_smith (@kyleigh246) 16 septembre 2019
.@olivianj has praised the health benefits of cannabis during an appearance at Australia's leading cancer conference in Melbourne. The 70-year-old spoke about her own battle with Stage 4 breast cancer. https://t.co/TWh1KQycs4 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/BjaIOjZ9Hq— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) 16 septembre 2019
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