https://afmw.org.au The voice for Australian medical women. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:11:29 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://afmw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-afmw-logo-header-1-32x32.png https://afmw.org.au 32 32 https://afmw.org.au/the-national-strategy-for-the-elimination-of-cervical-cancer-has-now-been-launched/ https://afmw.org.au/the-national-strategy-for-the-elimination-of-cervical-cancer-has-now-been-launched/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:11:19 +0000 https://afmw.org.au/?p=138671 As a member of the Health Equity Sub-Advisory Group, I am pleased to share with you that the National Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer has now been launched. It sets Australia on the path to becoming the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health concern, as early as 2035. ]]> https://afmw.org.au/the-national-strategy-for-the-elimination-of-cervical-cancer-has-now-been-launched/feed/ 0 https://afmw.org.au/cancer-survivorship-and-aspirin-use-is-there-a-link-racgp/ https://afmw.org.au/cancer-survivorship-and-aspirin-use-is-there-a-link-racgp/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:16:48 +0000 https://afmw.org.au/?p=136892 Ovarian Cancer is a most dreaded diagnosis and doctors as well as women who receive this news know,  that survivorship is very low. My input was sought by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) on this recent Australian study around the relatively good news, that low dose aspirin and other common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), can provide some increase in life span and even delay recurrence. Read the RACGP article.]]> https://afmw.org.au/cancer-survivorship-and-aspirin-use-is-there-a-link-racgp/feed/ 0