Daniel van Roo spent 18 months trying to convince his doctors he was sick. They continued to test only for STIs - he says because he was gay. By the time he was diagnosed with cancer, it was terminal.



Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.




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Exclusive: Doctors ignore terminal cancer in The Saturday Paper

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Daniel van Roo spent 18 months trying to convince his doctors he was sick. They continued to test only for STIs - he says because he was gay. By the time he was diagnosed with cancer, it was terminal. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading:<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2020/07/11/exclusive-doctors-ignore-terminal-cancer/159438960010102">Exclusive: Doctors ignore terminal cancer</a> in The Saturday Paper<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly</a> For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://7ampodcast.com.au/">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Daniel van Roo spent 18 months trying to convince his doctors he was sick. They continued to test only for STIs - he says because he was gay. By the time he was diagnosed with cancer, it was terminal.&nbsp;Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday ...

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