Melanie Brisbane-Schilling opens up about her cancer battle

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00:00 You shared with your fans last year that you've been diagnosed with cancer.

00:03 You've been very honest and open about that.

00:05 Yeah.

00:05 First of all, how are you?

00:06 I'm doing well.

00:07 So this is currently a week off in my chemo cycles, which is why I've got quite a lot of energy today.

00:12 So I have bowel or colon cancer.

00:15 I was not listening to my body and I was flying to Sydney, London, Sydney, London,

00:20 lots of long haul flights and I was filming.

00:23 I was filming, you know, the current season of Max Oz.

00:26 I was on camera between in breaks, doubled over in pain.

00:30 And going, "Oh, it's fine. It's just jet lag."

00:32 Yeah.

00:32 You know, so that's the message here.

00:34 Listen to your body.

00:35 Exactly.

00:36 How are you finding the chemo?

00:37 Because I remember my mum went to it and it's tough.

00:39 The type of chemo that I have doesn't really make me sick.

00:42 It's not going to make me lose my hair.

00:44 I have other side effects like tingly fingers.

00:47 Right.

00:47 It's a funny one and very sensitive to cold.

00:49 So I have to wear gloves a lot and just a little bit tired.

00:53 Yeah.

00:54 Yeah.

00:54 Right.