Dr Peter Goldsworthy talks to AusDoc about his cancer diagnosis, karma and guilt

The Adelaide GP and writer drew his own blood for the test that showed he had cancer.
Dr Peter Goldsworthy

Once through the shock of his multiple myeloma diagnosis, GP Dr Peter Goldsworthy had a thought: ‘What great material.’

The award-winning writer was now in the patient’s chair, experiencing the reality of chemotherapy and the hard life choices it necessitated.