It was with tremendous pride that I represented the Australian Federation of Medical Women at Admiralty House Sydney on July 5th 2010 on the National Breast Cancer Foundation - Women’s Advisory Council. This subcommittee of the NBCF consists of key figures from industry, government, business and professional bodies, who have lent their support for the NBCF’s new  “research register”. This online “national register” for women enables every interested woman (both with and without a diagnosis of breast cancer) to volunteer their interest to participate in future Australian research projects examining different aspects of breast cancer.

As a key member of the Women’s Advisory Council, AFMW will play a central role in promoting awareness of this national register, highlighting its importance to women and undoubtedly follow the outcomes of the important research projects which will be undertaken. This is a unique national project, which “aims to accelerate our understanding towards prevention and cure for breast cancer”, and AFMW’s support will be vital to its future success.

As medical women I urge you all to keep yourselves tuned into the AFMW website for updates regarding the NBCF Research Register and to lend your support for this valuable initiative. Help us help NBCF attain our target of ‘recruiting one million women’. Further information regarding the NBCF National Women’s Register can be obtained by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dr. Mariolyn Raj
AFMW Representative Women’s Advisory Council