Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson reveals breast cancer diagnosis | NZ Herald Shorts [Video]

The Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has announced she’s beginning treatment for breast cancer.

Davidson said the cancer, which was picked up during a routine mammogram about a month ago, required her to undergo a partial mastectomy and would lead to her being off work for about four months.

She urged other wāhine to get checked themselves, acknowledging the level of breast cancer was disproportionately high for Māori women.

”I have held off telling people about my diagnosis while I continue to focus on Parliamentary work,” she told journalists today.

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