在子宫颈癌认识周期间,Dubbo学徒Mia Johnston宣传宫颈癌认识和自我收集筛查。 Dubbo apprentice Mia Johnston promotes cervical cancer awareness and self-collection screening during Cervical Cancer Awareness Week.

Mia Johnston是一名Dubbo美发学徒,也是一名妇女保健护士的女儿,她正在宫颈癌认识周期间提高对子宫颈癌的认识,强调定期检查、特别是自觉检查的重要性。 Mia Johnston, a Dubbo hairdressing apprentice and daughter of a women’s health nurse, is raising awareness about cervical cancer during Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, emphasizing the importance of regular screening, especially self-collection tests. 这些测试与临床医生收集的样本一样准确,为无症状的25至74岁的妇女和有子宫颈的人提供了一种私人的舒适选择。 These tests, as accurate as clinician-collected samples, offer a private, comfortable option for women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 74 who are asymptomatic. 宫颈癌是全球妇女中第四大常见癌症,也是澳大利亚的一个重大问题——特别是对土著妇女而言——几乎总是由HPV引起的,HPV是一种没有症状的常见病毒。 Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer among women globally and a significant issue in Australia—particularly for Indigenous women—is almost always caused by HPV, a common virus with no symptoms. 澳大利亚通过广泛的HPV疫苗接种和增加筛查,力求到2035年消灭这一疾病。 With widespread HPV vaccination and increased screening, Australia aims to eliminate the disease by 2035. 约翰斯顿利用她的沙龙开启对话，减少污名化，鼓励人们通过医疗服务提供者或拨打1800 008 422预约筛查。 Johnston uses her salon to start conversations and reduce stigma, encouraging people to book screenings through a healthcare provider or by calling 1800 008 422.