Editing Cervical cancer (section)

===Australia===
In Australia, Aboriginal women are more than five times more likely to die from cervical cancer than non-Aboriginal women, suggesting that Aboriginal women are less likely to have regular Pap tests.<ref name=CSP>{{cite web | author = Cancer Institute NSW | publisher = NSW Government | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130411015842/http://www.csp.nsw.gov.au/aboriginal | archive-date = 11 April 2013 | url = http://www.csp.nsw.gov.au/aboriginal | title = Information about cervical screening for Aboriginal women | year = 2013 }}</ref> There are several factors that may limit indigenous women from engaging in regular cervical screening practices, including sensitivity in discussing the topic in Aboriginal communities, embarrassment, anxiety and fear about the procedure.<ref name=SciNetwork2011>{{cite web | vauthors = Romano MA | publisher = Science Network Western Australia | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130514223512/http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/health-a-medicine/item/995-aboriginal-cervical-cancer-rates-parallel-health-inequity.html | archive-date = 14 May 2013 | url = http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/health-a-medicine/item/995-aboriginal-cervical-cancer-rates-parallel-health-inequity.html | title = Aboriginal cervical cancer rates parallel health inequity | date = 17 October 2011 }}</ref> Difficulty in accessing screening services (for example, transport difficulties) and a lack of female GPs, trained Pap test providers and trained female Aboriginal Health Workers are also issues.<ref name=SciNetwork2011/>

The [[Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation]] (ACCF), founded in 2008, promotes 'women's health by eliminating cervical cancer and enabling treatment for women with cervical cancer and related health issues, in Australia and in developing countries.'<ref name=ACCFVision>{{cite web | author = Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation | publisher = Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512195946/http://accf.org.au/about/vision.html | archive-date = 12 May 2013 | url = http://accf.org.au/about/vision.html | title = Vision and Mission }}</ref> [[Ian Frazer]], one of the developers of the Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine, is the scientific advisor to ACCF.<ref name=ACCFPeople>{{cite web | author = Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation | publisher = Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512195956/http://accf.org.au/about/ourboard.html | archive-date = 12 May 2013 | url = http://accf.org.au/about/ourboard.html | title = Our People }}</ref> [[Janette Howard]], the wife of the then-Prime Minister of Australia, [[John Howard]], was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1996, and first spoke publicly about the disease in 2006.<ref name=JanetteHoward>{{cite web | vauthors = Bradford G | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103140141/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1766104.htm | archive-date = 3 November 2012 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1766104.htm | date=16 October 2006 | title = Janette Howard speaks on her battle with cervical cancer }}</ref>