Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson paid a visit to Inverell yesterday, raising awareness towards better cancer treatment in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.

Mr Johnson spoke about the need of Precision Medicine, a type of treatment that focuses on delivering the right kind of medicine to cancer patients the first time, every time by treating the disease rather than the patient.

Mr Johnson, who lost his sister Connie to cancer in 2017 shortly before receiving his Gold Logie Award, says Precision Medicine is currently only available in the capital cities, stating rural, regional and remote residents of Australia are 28% more likely to die of cancer as opposed to those living in the cities.

He says the move to Precision Medicine for country residents needs to happen now.

More information on Precision Medicine can be found at Mr Johnson’s charity organisation website loveyoursister.org