PHOTO: The visiting BreastScreen NSW Van hopes to see more Aboriginal women next time it comes to Coonamble.
In NSW, regular breast screening should be considered important 'women's health business' for Indigenous women.
Not only is breast cancer the most diagnosed cancer among Aboriginal women, it is the second most common cause of death.
Now, in an Australian first, the NSW Cancer Institute has dropped the recommended breast screening age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from 50 to 40 as part of their Putuwa project.
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