Australia could show their support by
continuing to donate to the Olivia Newton-
John Cancer and Wellness Centre in
Melbourne, which launched in 2012 after
many years of fundraising and lobbying .
“Olivia gives so much back,”
“She’s continually working on her Cancer
and Wellness Centre, raising money for the
continual expansion of it. It is an
extraordinary foundation that she set up a
long time ago.
Cancer is very prolific in Australia, we are
very progressive from a medical perspective
and the public need to support her centre
because cancer affects everybody.”
Molly Meldrum is impressed with how much
of her time Newton-John gives to her
Wellness Centre.
“She works tirelessly for that centre,” he said.
In 2012, the star created the Olivia Newton-
John Wellness and Research Centre in
Australia.
Newton-John makes frequent trips back to
Australia to promote her Cancer and Wellness
Centre.
“I decided on my direction of therapies after
consultation with my doctors and natural
therapists and the medical team at my Olivia
Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research
Centre in Melbourne, Australia,”
Newton-John said in the statement
announcing her diagnosis.
Newton-John will undergo “a short course of
photon radiation therapy” in addition to
natural wellness remedies.
The star said she’d be “back later in the year,
better than ever.”
Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe
Lattanzi has asked for “healing prayers”.
“I love u mama. Miss U so much. Will all of
u send healing prayers for my mama please”
She added: “I believe in the power of positive
thinking and energy. Love u all.”
The star first battled breast cancer 25 years
ago and has since used her own experience to
promote awareness about the disease.
A statement from the Olivia Newton-John
Cancer Wellness & Research Centre was also
issued today, saying: “The staff, students and
Board of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer
Wellness & Research Centre, a partnership
between Austin Health and the Olivia
Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, send
Olivia their well wishes as she undergoes
treatment following the relapse of her breast
cancer, and are sending her positive thoughts
for a speedy recovery.”
“Olivia, as the founding champion of the
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness &
Research Centre (ONJ Centre), has long been
committed to supporting wellness programs
and improving the treatment and care of
people with cancer through innovative
research.”
Professor Jonathan Cebon, the medical
director of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer
Research Institute and of Cancer Services at
Austin Health, said he was saddened to hear
Olivia’s cancer had returned.
“Late relapses from breast cancer can occur,
especially for women with ‘hormone
receptor-positive’ breast cancer,” Professor
Cebon said.
“These relapses can occur sometimes even
decades after initial treatment for early breast
cancer. This unpredictability of breast cancer,
and its ability to return after many years, is an
area of active research at the institute through
our Translational Breast Cancer Program.”