Dr Megan Smith is a lead researcher in the Pathways Cervical Cancer and HPV Group. Her research focuses on optimising and successfully implementing cervical cancer prevention, at the population level and in different population subgroups.
Dr Smith has contributed to a large number of reports to government, including several evaluations that have directly informed policy in Australia, New Zealand and England, and is a member of multiple national or state-level committees/ advisory groups related to cervical cancer prevention.
Thanks to cancer research, we’re on track to eliminating cervical cancer.
Australia is on track to eliminating cervical cancer, but more needs to be done to help Indigenous women.
Australia could further reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality by offering self-collection more widely.
