Finding out you have cancer can be terrifying, and going through treatment can be arduous.

But the experience of cancer can also bring about illuminating discoveries on the nature of life and our place in it. That's what author and GP Peter Goldsworthy AM found, and he tells his story in his memoir The Cancer Finishing School: Lessons in Laughter, Love and Resilience. We hear from him and Life Matters listeners about the lessons learned from cancer.

Plus, Irish comedian Ed Byrne shares how creating his latest show Tragedy Plus Time helped him process the death of his younger brother.