Indigenous women left out of push for cervical cancer elimination: report

Andrew Brown
Updated March 18 2021 - 7:22am, first published 4:00am
Associate Professor Lisa Whop says more needs to be done to address cervical cancer in Australia's Indigenous population. Picture: ANU Media
Associate Professor Lisa Whop says more needs to be done to address cervical cancer in Australia's Indigenous population. Picture: ANU Media

Indigenous women will still be at elevated risk of cervical cancer diagnosis, even as the rest of Australia looks set to eliminate the disease.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

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I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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