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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Health

‘Twenty years ago my diagnosis would have been totally different’: how gifts in wills are changing the lives of people with cancer

Financial advisor consultation with clients on their will on laptop screen.

David Kettle has seen both sides of cancer. Cancer Council Victoria’s Gifts in Will lead spends his working days speaking with potential donors, helping them coordinate a final, selfless bequest: leaving a donation to the charity in their will.

Over the past five years, people who have generously included Cancer Council Victoria in their wills have helped to fund about 50% of the organisation’s research and support, helping to touch countless lives, including Kettle’s.

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