Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Bilyk and Polley, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,

  (ii) the focus for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2018 is hope and taking action to change the dire statistics of ovarian cancer,

  (iii) ovarian cancer is still the deadliest women's cancer, and

  (iv) every day, in Australia, four women are diagnosed with and three women will die of the disease;

(b) acknowledges the efforts of Ovarian Cancer Australia in its tireless effort to beat the disease and reduce the number of women being diagnosed by 25 per cent by 2025; and

(c) urges federal, state, territory and local governments to:

  (i) take leadership in encouraging Australian women to become more aware of the signs, symptoms and risk factors of ovarian cancer, to know their family history and where to get help, and

  (ii) create communities where people openly talk about ovarian cancer.