Mum forces herself onto drug trial to cure terminal cancer diagnosis | 60 Minutes Australia

(2017) Subscribe here: Full episodes here: Julie Randall was told she was going to die. No ifs, no buts. Doctors not only said she had melanoma, but that the cancer had spread throughout her body. They said it was incurable and she’d be lucky if she survived the next nine months. But instead of despairing, Julie did something incredible. She made a promise to her family that she wouldn’t die. Then she did something even more amazing. Through sheer determination – and with time quickly running out – she forced her way onto an experimental drug trial in the United States. There had only been space for 70, until Julie became patient 71. This, however, was just the beginning of Julie Randall’s inspiring battle for survival.

WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia:
LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook:
FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter:
FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram:

For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes.

#60MinutesAustralia

60 Minutes,60 Minutes Australia,Liz Hayes,Charles Wooley,Tara Brown,Liam Bartlett,Allison Langdon,Ellen Fanning,Peter Overton,Karl Stefanovic,Ray Martin,Jana Wendt,Jeff McMullen,Jennifer Byrne,Mike Munro,Richard Carleton,Tracey Curro,Peter Harvey,George Negus,Ian Leslie,Gerald Stone,Sarah Abo,Julie Randall,patient 71,brain cancer,terminal cancer,cancer cure,inspirational,mother,family,immunotherapy,drug trial,