Dr Megan Smith
@ms_miff
Public health researcher in cancer, screening & vaccination; focus on policy evaluation. Street art fan. Mother of 1. All views my own, not employer's. She/her.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0401-2653 30-10-2009 05:09:10
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Great to speak with #9News yesterday along with OCRF Australia CEO Robin Penty on raising #ovariancancer awareness and much needed funds for research.
Our meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) last year showed that exercise performed during cancer treatment can reduce the number of days spent in hospital.
Read an abridged version in the BJSM Blog below
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The Daffodil Centre Sydney Health Cancer Council NSW
1/It is an absolute privilege to have our work led by Kristy Meiselbach included in the first issue of this amazing new Indigenous led health and wellbeing journal. Thanks for Victorian Cancer Agency for their supoort Lisa Whop
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Victorian Department of Health
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
🚨New paper🚨with accompanying The Sydney Morning Herald article below
Our meta-anlysis, published in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) found people who exercised🚶♂️🚴during cancer treatment:
▶️had nearly🔟% lower risk of being admitted to hospital
▶️spent 1⃣.4⃣ less days in hospital
📒link👇👇👇
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…
One week left to register for this exciting symposium - so much to learn from our panelists about how to design, implement and scale HPV testing to prevent cervical cancer for EVERYONE. Aus Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer PC4 Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Dr Megan Smith C4 Cervical Cancer Control CRE The Daffodil Centre
acpcc.org.au/c4/ecc2023-hom…
Let's remember that when #LilieJame 's killer, Paul Thijssen started at #StAndrews school:
-the headmaster had recently downplayed a male teacher being caught upskirting 3 female students
-that teacher (who was a son of a judge) was convicted but allowed to serve his sentence (1/3
A Sunday well spent on the 7 Bridges walk with >11,000 participants all raising funds for a cancer free future. One of my favourite things about working for The Daffodil Centre Cancer Council NSW is the opportunity to support our community events 💛.
Thanks very much Public Health Australia - an honour to be recognised but even more so do this work with our communities.
📢 Check out this Health Report interview, featuring Prof Karen Canfell, Deborah Bateson and Bel Smith, talking about Mary Papanicolaou's role in the development of the PAP test
ABC News | University of Sydney | Sydney Health | Cancer Council NSW | #CervicalCancer
abc.net.au/listen/program…
Let's improve cervical screening for people with intellectual disability! 🙋
Take part in #ScreenEQUAL and we will give you a $30 Eftpos gift card for your time
Learn more at daffodilcentre.org/screenequal-in…