Labour MP Kiri Allan has been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. Video / Mark MitchellLabour MP Kiri Allan has been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. Kiritapu Allan, Labour MP for East Coast in Wellington Hospital Women's Clinic with her daughter, after receiving the diagnosis that she has stage 3 cervical cancer. She co-lead a study on why Māori women were not screened regularly, and whether the new self-test would change that. Meanwhile, the cervical smear screening programme is behind schedule because of Covid-19, with 22,000 women - including 3000 Māori - still waiting for test.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 06, 2021 21:55 UTC