ABOUT OVERSTORY MEDICAL
Overstory Medical is a physician-led service that delivers considered, in-depth consultations prioritising depth, nuance, and clarity — focusing on the aspects of recovery after cancer treatment that benefit from time, reflection, and a clear, personalised path forward.
Overstory Medical supports people in restoring health, confidence, and direction after cancer treatment. Our work focuses on the post-treatment phase, where questions often extend beyond surveillance and into how to recover well, adapt to lasting changes, and move forward with intention.
Care draws on current research into recovery after cancer treatment and the pillars of lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection and avoidance of harmful substances. The aim is to turn that evidence into practical strategies that fit your circumstances and can be sustained over time.
Our Approach
Overstory Medical was founded by Dr Ben Forster, a physician dually trained in medical oncology and supportive care, with more than 15 years’ experience across cancer medicine, clinical research, and medical education.
Dr Forster’s approach reflects both clinical expertise and an understanding of how recovery after cancer treatment actually unfolds for patients. It recognises the complexity of post-treatment challenges, the individuality of recovery, and the potential for gradual renewal over time. His ongoing postgraduate study in Lifestyle Medicine continues to inform and refine this work.
Our Guiding Principle
We believe that effective post-treatment care combines scientific rigour with thoughtful, person-centred guidance. Our role is to help individuals regain balance and agency by clarifying the factors that influence wellbeing and supporting them to strengthen these areas with intention.
In doing so, we aim to help people reshape their health narrative, build confidence in their capacity for ongoing improvement, and move forward with a renewed sense of stability and direction.
Dr Ben Forster
BMedSci MBBS (Hons I) FAChPM FRACP
Dr Ben Forster is a physician dually trained in medical oncology and supportive and palliative care, with more than 15 years’ experience across cancer medicine, clinical research, and medical education. His work focuses on supporting people after cancer treatment, with particular expertise in supportive care and the integration of evidence-based lifestyle medicine into ongoing recovery and wellbeing.
Dr Forster graduated from the University of Tasmania with First Class Honours and completed his basic physician training at Royal Hobart Hospital and Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. He undertook advanced specialist training in both Medical Oncology and Palliative Medicine in Sydney and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine.
Throughout his career, Dr Forster has been actively involved in clinical research and education, including participation in breast cancer clinical trials and ongoing engagement with undergraduate and postgraduate medical training. He is affiliated with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) and Breast Cancer Trials (BCT).
Dr Forster founded Overstory Medical to offer unhurried specialist consultations after cancer treatment, grounded in the evidence on recovery and lifestyle measures associated with a lower risk of recurrence. The aim is a clear plan: what matters most, where to start and how to make changes last.
