Alison Barnes is a registered nurse and Wiradjuri woman working at Western Sydney University. She is among those helping to raise awareness of cervical cancer. More than 900 cases are diagnosed in Australia each year.
New approaches are key.
Screening is now offered at five-year intervals, with a newer self-screening option.
Australia records more than 200 deaths from cervical cancer each year. Ms Barnes says migrant and Indigenous women are over-represented.
