Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader (Tasmania)) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,

(ii) this year, Australians are being encouraged to take 'ovary-action' by knowing the signs, symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer,

(iii) there has been very little improvement in treatment in 50 years and there is still no early detection test, and

(iv) the best way of detecting ovarian cancer is to know and recognise the signs, symptoms and risk factors; and

(b) urges all levels of government to encourage Australians to become more aware of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, to know their family history, where to get help, and to create communities where people openly talk about ovarian cancer.

Question agreed to.