Norman Swan

So they're giving up before they start.

Shoki, thank you very much for joining us.

Dr. Shelke Lee, who's a research fellow, cancer and primary care team at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

So, I mean, I think the message here, you know, you're the real doctor, not me, Priya, but, you know, the message here is a new symptom, any new symptom that you've never had before, don't give up on it because particularly if you're over 40, but even under 40, this could be something serious.

Get it checked out and don't let it go.

And go back sooner rather than later.

So Priya, this is a controversial topic for you because you're not necessarily a believer in the My Health record, are you?

I'm a believer, and I think people should be on it, but we'll have this conversation as we go forward.

But as an example of what it can do, we've got Christine Kwong on the line.

Christine is a nurse, and you'll hear a little bit about her health journey in a moment.

She's also involved in the digital health industry herself, so you could argue that she, like me, is a believer.

Hi, Christine.

You had diverticulitis, you were in hospital and you had a CT scan for your diverticulitis.

And it showed that it was good news for your diverticulitis, but there was one thing missing when it got back to your GP.

So instead of Instagram, you troll through My Health Record.

Is that what happened?

Yeah.

Your CT scan was in there.

What did you find when you went in and had a look at it?

Well, obviously it made a huge difference to you.