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John Newsom

Mr John Newsom

Chair, Consumer Advisory Panel

Colon cancer
84 Glassop Street

John worked for 30 years in broadcasting and for 15 years in overseas development. He was also a director of a number of not-for-profit aid agencies and credit unions. He had a colon cancer operation in 1999 followed by chemotherapy in 2000 - the MOSAIC clinical trial of oxaliplatin. When he “retired” in 2005, John became a patient-to-patient counsellor at the Sydney Cancer Centre and then a member of the Executive of Cancer Voices NSW. This in turn brought him membership of many committees with such organisations as Cancer Australia, Cancer Institute NSW and his "local" Sydney South West Area Health Service. He has been chair of the Consumer Research Panel of the Cancer Council NSW, Chair of Cancer Voices Australia and a member of the COSA Council. He is a member of the National Bowel Screening Advisory Committee and is currently chair of Cancer Australia’s National Consumer Advisory Group. John sees 'the involvement of people affected by cancer in cancer research as one of the most practical and important contributions they can make to the well being of future patients'.