'Pink sari' campaign aims to lower breast cancer rates

There are positive signs of success for moves to improve low rates of breast cancer screening for Australian women from Indian and Sri Lankan backgrounds.

'Pink saree' campaign aims to lower breast cancer rates'Pink saree' campaign aims to lower breast cancer rates

'Pink saree' campaign aims to lower breast cancer rates

There are positive signs of success for moves to improve low rates of breast cancer screening for Australian women from Indian and Sri Lankan backgrounds.

The New South Wales organisers of the Pink Sari campaign hope its success will inspire other states to run similar initiatives.

Brianna Roberts reports.

(Click on the audio tab above to hear the full report)

 


1 min read

Published

Updated

By Brianna Roberts


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world