Lead: Cancer Elimination Collaboration, The University of Sydney
D.Phil. FAHMS
Professor Karen Canfell is a cancer epidemiologist whose work has impacted cancer policy and implementation of cancer control strategies nationally and internationally. She is Professor of Public Health and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney. Previously, she served as inaugural Director of The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, from 2021-2024. She holds a D.Phil. in epidemiology from the University of Oxford (2004). In 2024, she was made Companion of the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday Honours for eminent service to medicine as an epidemiologist, particularly through cancer research, to tertiary education, and as a mentor and leader. Her work has supported the development of the World Health Organisation’s global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer, and she now leads the Elimination Partnership for Cervical Cancer in the Indo-Pacific (EPICC), supported by the Australian government and the Minderoo Foundation.
Regular cervical screening is the best way to prevent cervical cancer in all women and people with a cervix
Self-collection is another option that is now available for cervical screening, and involves taking your own swab from the vagina. Find out more about self-collection here
Understand what happens if HPV is found on your Cervical Screening Test and what happens if more tests are needed.
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