14-05-2025
From cancer patient to doctor: A second chance at life
At 52, Dr Natalie Gordon is one of the newest interns at Broken Hill Base Hospital, with her path to medicine being anything but typical.
A proud Ngunnawal woman and former teacher, Dr Gordon was diagnosed with Lynch syndrome, a genetic disorder which increases the risk of developing certain cancers - in her case, it was Duodenal cancer.
Most cancer survivors looked to put hospitals and medical appointments behind them, but Dr Gordon said she couldn't look away.
'It was actually when I was sick, I just thought people in hospital deserve somebody who's going to listen and love them despite what's in front of them,' she told Sky News Australia.
