‘Things were going great and then I was diagnosed with cancer’: Dr Danielle Allan

The RDAQ president hopes her story helps other GPs going through tough times.
Dr Danielle Allan.

Dr Danielle Allan was enjoying life as a rural generalist when a suddenly swollen and sore right leg signalled yet another curveball that would change the trajectory of her career

A former travel agent who became a nurse before making it as a doctor, she was diagnosed with stage 3 kidney cancer three years ago.