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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Josh Leeson

Joannou credits family for surviving cancer and heart attack

Silverchair bassist Chris Joannou has endured a horrible run of ill health since 2019. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

CHRIS Joannou said his family was his source of inspiration in surviving the twin threats of cancer and a heart attack in an emotional final episode of Australian Story's documentary into Silverchair.

The Silverchair bassist was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma stage four, a rare form of cancer, in one of his testicles in 2019. It subsequently spread to his pelvis, spine and lungs.

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