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'Get screened': Call for Australians to catch up missed cancer checks

Jill Margo
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Health authorities have called for Australians who missed their cancer screenings this year to act now and get up to date.

The call, from Cancer Council Australia and Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, accompanies a report showing almost 740,000 fewer screens for bowel, breast and cervical cancer were performed during the first half of this year, compared to previous years.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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