Transforming lives in the LivingRoom

Love and hope as medicine

Julie and Alphues have travelled life's road together since 1976. Despite a challenging decade of numerous cancer diagnoses, their story is one of resilience, love, and hope.

Navigating life with stomas

Veronica, a mum of two and grandmother of three, was unexpectedly diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2020. After multiple scans and rounds of chemotherapy, she was scheduled for an 11-hour Total Pelvic Exenteration, a surgery that removes all organs from the pelvic area. She woke up with two stomas, a urostomy and colostomy, to pass bodily waste.

The healing power of exercise

Research shows that exercise can make a significant difference to a person’s health and well-being during and after cancer treatment. Movement can improve side effects such as fatigue, help patients build bone density and strength, and prevent cancer from coming back.

Farewell from Eileen

Eileen announces her resignation from Chris O'Brien Lifehouse.

Kai Cheng: Inspiring Hope Through Innova...

Meet Kai Cheng, our Surgical Innovation Research Manager and Additive Manufacturing Specialist.

Music in Health

Da-Vinci Robot Update

Thank You! $170,000 was raised to support the purchase of cutting-edge surgical technology; the da Vinci Xi robot.

Meet Nonga from Tonga

Meet Nonga, one of our Radiation Therapist.

Power of Music

When people are diagnosed with cancer, it comes with a whirlwind of emotions, so the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse music therapy team uses the power of music to help patients with their diagnoses.

A Perfect Match

The Wig Library is a unique service that Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and having a service like this here helps to put smile on patients faces.

An Exciting Leap Towards The Future

In exciting news, planning has been completed for the new Integrated Prosthetics and Reconstruction Laboratory

Closing the Gap in Cancer Care

At Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, our vision is to transform cancer treatment for all Australians through an environment thriving on research, discovery and uncompromising care

Going the Distance with Kai

Kai was living in Bali, organising the largest music festival in Indonesia, before returning to Australia and being diagnosed with testicular cancer

From Heartbreak to Hope

After experiencing the heart-breaking loss of their son Alex, Malcolm and Claudia found renewed purpose in helping other young adults with cancer.