‘Sometimes you just get a miserable diagnosis’: Professor Mary-Louise McLaws

Diagnosed with brain cancer in January, she says she expects the illness will probably end her life
Professor Mary-Louise McLaws.

Epidemiologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws has been a constant during the pandemic, offering a reassuring voice to help Australians through the maelstrom of COVID-19.

But she says it is her turn to be supported after she revealed this week that the brain cancer she was diagnosed with in January will probably claim her life.