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Free Mammograms For Older Women Receives Cross-party Support In Parliament
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 11:08 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ welcomes the cross-party support shown by MPs in the House last night towards widening eligibility of free mammograms to women aged 74. Dr Shane Reti’s private member’s bill to raise the breast screening age was introduced ... More >>
Shane Reti's Bill To Increase The Breast Screening Age - Breast Cancer Foundation Response
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 7:08 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Today Dr Shane Reti's private member's bill to increase the breast screening age to 74 has been drawn from the ballot box, taking us one step closer to our older women being able to access free mammograms. Justine Smyth, Chair of Breast Cancer ... More >>
Pharmac Breast Cancer Cost-saving Proposal Welcome But Ignores Patients Facing “dead-end”
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 2:08 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is urging Pharmac to widen access to an already-funded treatment for Kiwi women with advanced breast cancer, as the drug-buying agency today opens consultation on a drug switch proposal. Pharmac is considering replacing Herceptin ... More >>
Government Stalling On Breast Screening Costs The Life Of One Woman Every Month
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 11:46 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
One woman a month will needlessly lose her life to breast cancer thanks to the Government’s latest refusal to uphold its promise of lifting the breast screening age to 74, says Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. The Government has just responded to a select committee’s ... More >>
Pink Ribbon Breakfast Website Crash: “We Still Need - And Can Accept - Your Donations!”
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 1:14 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is urging New Zealanders to donate to the first ever Pink Ribbon Breakfast Day, despite its website crashing this morning. Pink Ribbon Breakfast is Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s largest annual fundraiser that takes ... More >>
Budget 2023 Has Nothing In It For Women's Health
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:38 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Responding to today’s Budget announcement, Ah-Leen Rayner, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, says: “It’s hard to see how the Government is serious about its women’s health strategy when this Budget has nothing in it for women’s ... More >>
Pre-Budget Warning To The Women Of NZ - “Brace Yourselves For Disappointment”
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 10:07 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Ahead of Budget 2023, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is issuing a stark warning to the women of Aotearoa New Zealand: brace yourselves for disappointment that our Government won’t do more to prevent deaths from breast cancer. In its recently published Breast ... More >>
Breast Cancer Foundation Response To Breast Screening Reviews
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 5:56 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Ah-Leen Rayner, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, says: “It’s not good enough that 10 women in Wellington may have been harmed by a service that is meant to protect them. “We’ve seen action plans before, but little has actually ... More >>
Revealed: Where Our Political Parties Stand On Tackling Breast Cancer
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 11:25 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
All New Zealanders can now see where the country’s political parties stand on tackling breast cancer – the leading cause of death for New Zealand women under 65. Today, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) is launching the new Breast Cancer ... More >>
Coast FM’s Lorna Riley Calls On Kiwis To Host A Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 3:13 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Broadcaster and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) Ambassador Lorna Riley is encouraging New Zealanders to host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast next month to support Kiwis affected by breast cancer. After going through breast cancer for a second time last year, ... More >>
MPs Back Charity’s Plea For Improvements To Breast Screening
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 1:09 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
A cross-party group of MPs has sent a strong message to Government that New Zealand women deserve better access to life-saving mammograms, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ says. The charity has today welcomed the Petitions Committee’s just-released response ... More >>
“Don’t Suffer In Silence”: Charity Urges Breast Cancer Survivors To Act On Long-term Effects
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 1:48 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Kiwi breast cancer survivors are being encouraged to look out and seek help for long-term side effects of treatment, as a charity delves into this under-researched field. Ahead of World Cancer Day, 4 February, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) ... More >>
Widely Available Heartburn Tablet Offers Hope For Kiwi Breast Cancer Patients
Friday, 9 December 2022, 9:06 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Kiwis diagnosed with breast cancer no longer have to suffer from some of chemotherapy’s most debilitating side effects, now that results from a New Zealand clinical trial show a low-cost medicine used for heartburn can prevent them. Palmerston North-based ... More >>
Get Into Your Pink Stride – Pink Ribbon Walk Hits Auckland Next Week
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 10:23 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is calling on Aucklanders to “walk for the ones you love” at the city’s pinkest fundraising walk next week. The Pink Ribbon Walk is taking place at the Auckland Domain on 6 November and tickets can still be purchased ... More >>
Support For Reti’s Breast Screening Bill – “our Older Women’s Lives Are Worth Saving”
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 12:37 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Following years of campaigning for the breast screening age to be raised to 74, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) is welcoming Dr Shane Reti’s Private Member’s Bill proposing to amend the Pae Ora (Health Futures) Act to include breast screening ... More >>
Experts Adopt New Guidelines To Improve Treatment For Kiwis With Advanced Breast Cancer
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 5:00 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
A new set of clinical guidelines for the treatment of advanced breast cancer (ABC) has launched today, Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day (13 October). The 2nd New Zealand Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC-NZ2) were developed ... More >>
Free Breast Screening For More NZ Women Will Categorically Save Lives
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 1:48 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Aotearoa New Zealand has the chance to save the lives of women aged 70 to 74 by including them in the free national screening programme breast cancer, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand (BCFNZ) says. But politicians must act. BCFNZ chair Justine ... More >>
10 Ways Kiwis Can Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 10:25 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) is inviting New Zealanders to get amongst the many initiatives taking place this October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From pink socks on the rugby fields to the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, pinked out ... More >>
Pink Ribbon Breakfast Extended To Mid-June, More Kiwis Urged To Take Part
Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 5:36 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Pink Ribbon Breakfast, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s largest annual fundraising campaign which takes place every May, has been extended to 17 June, due to a lack of registrations. Chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner says that a third fewer Pink Ribbon ... More >>
“The Future Of Breast Screening Is On A Knife-edge”, MPs Hear At Pink Ribbon Breakfast In Parliament Today
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 9:35 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
More than 100 people attended a Pink Ribbon Breakfast in Parliament’s Grand Hall this morning, where Breast Cancer Foundation NZ made a plea to Government, one week before the Budget, to save the future of breast screening in New Zealand. MPs, women ... More >>
