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While teaching about pancreatic cancer, John realised he ticked every box
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- Darwin man John Mc Neur was diagnosed with stage four inoperable terminal pancreatic cancer last year.
- The 68-year-old Darwin local was working with the community clinic in Timber Creek, teaching Aboriginal health coaches about chronic conditions.
- As he ran through the symptoms for pancreatic cancer — back and abdominal pain, nausea, digestive issues, weight loss, blood clots — John says he began mentally ticking every box.
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Darwin man John Mc Neur was diagnosed with stage four inoperable terminal pancreatic cancer last year. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
Link copied Share Share article In October last year, as clinical worker John Mc Neur delivered a health workshop in the remote Northern Territory, alarm bells began to ring.
The 68-year-old Darwin local was working with the community clinic in Timber Creek, teaching Aboriginal health coaches about chronic conditions.
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