Peter is a university administrator from the NSW Blue Mountains. He was diagnosed in March 2021 with stage IV ALK+ NSCLC and has since actively pursued opportunities to better understand his cancer and its treatments, and engage with the clinical and research environments. He sees his role as bringing that understanding to both practitioners and fellow patients. He contributed to the 2022 review of both the Understanding Lung Cancer and Living with Advanced Cancer publications of Cancer Council Australia and is a Consumer Representative at the Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation unit at UTS. From November 2024, Peter will commence a PhD study of cancer patient (including lung cancer) experience and motivation for proactive health engagement. Peter was selected for the International Association of the Study of Lung Cancer STARS program for Patient Research Advocacy in 2024. Peter is a regular attendee of Australian Lung Cancer Conference and the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australia Annual Scientific meeting and is a participant in the Cancer Quality of Life Expert Service Team (CQUEST, UTS) consumer events.
