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Increasing ovarian cancer care and support
As part of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Morrison Government will provide a further $1 million to Ovarian Cancer Australia for their work supporting those living with ovarian cancer.
Each year in Australia, approximately 1,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Tragically, more than 1,000 will die. While ovarian cancer is more commonly diagnosed in women over the age of 50, it can occur at any age.
Ovarian Cancer Australia’s Teal Support Program is built on a psychosocial support case management model, including using telehealth to provide care and support to both ovarian cancer patients and their families.
Experts fear thousands of Australians are unaware they could have cancer because they ve avoided seeing their doctor due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Almost 150,000 fewer Australians than usual were tested for cancer during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
Now, some of Australia s biggest cancer charities, have teamed up for the first time for the campaign New Normal, Same Cancer to urge anyone with any symptoms to stop putting off seeing their GP.
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Melbourne disability support worker Jemma Katz, 23, was diagnosed with Hodgkin s Lymphoma at the end of 2019.(Supplied)
CEO of government organisation Cancer Australia, Prof Dorothy Keefe, said it s important people don t wait any longer to get help.