Personal Life
Boyle was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and ovarian cancer in 2000 and 2001.
Boyle works tirelessly to raise community awareness about breast cancer and has been a very active board member of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) since 1999.
Boyle currently lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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