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October is Breast Cancer Month: Take Action
Monday, 30 September 2019, 4:59 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) is challenging New Zealanders to take a stand against breast cancer this October and help raise funds for awareness and education programmes, for potentially life-saving research, and to support women with breast ... More >>
Thumbs up from Foundation for cancer announcements
Monday, 2 September 2019, 8:12 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has given an overall thumbs-up to today’s spate of cancer-related announcements from the Ministry of Health and PHARMAC. More >>
Clinical trial now open in five centres
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 3:15 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
A clinical trial that’s now recruiting patients in Waikato, Tauranga, Rotorua, Palmerston North and Wellington will test the ability of a cheap, widely available drug to prevent two of chemotherapy’s most unpleasant side-effects. More >>
Breast Cancer Foundation to fund scalp cooling for patients
Monday, 10 June 2019, 8:13 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) has announced funding for up to 10 scalp cooling systems worth $500,000 in public hospitals around New Zealand. More >>
Early access proposal welcomed, but questions need answers
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 5:30 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation chief executive Evangelia Henderson welcomed the news that Pharmac is working with the Ministry of Health to consider a scheme that would offer faster access to drugs for Kiwi cancer patients. She urged both organisations to ... More >>
Foundation steps in to support Kiwis living with lymphoedema
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:52 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has launched a new service focusing on early intervention for those at risk of lymphoedema following breast cancer surgery. The announcement marks World Lymphoedema Day, March 6th. More >>
Breast Cancer Foundation steps in to support Kiwis
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 5:01 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation steps in to support Kiwis living with lymphoedema More >>
Response to Health Select Committee press release
Monday, 10 December 2018, 8:16 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Response to Health Select Committee press release dated December 7, 2018, “Health Committee considering breast cancer medicines and PHARMAC funding” More >>
Lack of funding “height of cruelty”
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 9:31 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s chief executive Evangelia Henderson describes the lack of funding for drugs that extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients as heartless and cruel. More >>
Auckland clinical trials get a much-needed boost
Friday, 5 October 2018, 2:02 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is providing a boost to breast cancer clinical trials at Auckland City Hospital, funding trainee oncologist Dr Edmond Ang in the new role of BCFNZ Clinical Trials Fellow. Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has committed $160,000 ... More >>
Stacey Morrison urges Māori women to sign up
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 9:00 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ ambassador Stacey Morrison has just had her first free mammogram with BreastScreen Aotearoa. Now, she’s urging Kiwi women – especially Māori – to enrol for free breast screening this October. More >>
Kiwi women die twice as fast; health system turns its back
Friday, 7 September 2018, 12:47 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Kiwis are dying of advanced breast cancer (ABC) twice as fast as people in comparable countries – and it’s not just about the lack of new drugs. More >>
Clinical trial targets worst side-effects of chemo
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 3:17 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has committed $250,000 to a new clinical trial that will test the ability of a cheap, widely available drug to prevent two of chemotherapy’s most unpleasant side-effects: delayed nausea and vomiting. More >>
Here’s the evidence – time to play fair Pharmac
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 11:42 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Here’s the evidence – time to play fair, Breast Cancer Foundation tells Pharmac In light of new clinical trial results, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is urging Pharmac to consider giving life-extending drug Perjeta to patients who’ve been missing ... More >>
“Heartening news for breast cancer patients"
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 4:31 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ chief executive Evangelia Henderson describes the boost in health spend in the Budget as heartening. More >>
Bump or lump? Be breast aware this sport season
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 12:15 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Bumps and bruises are part of the game, but beware: your injury could be hiding something more serious. That’s the message from Breast Cancer Foundation NZ as Kiwis head into the winter sport season. More >>
Sth Auckland patients get new breast biopsy chair
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 1:08 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
South Auckland patients & staff delighted with new breast biopsy chair A new $18,000 chair that helps correctly position women of all shapes and sizes during breast biopsies is receiving rave reviews. More >>
Host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 11:01 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
Registrations are now open for Pink Ribbon Breakfast, with celebrity cook and author Nadia Lim encouraging Kiwis to invite their friends to breakfast in May, to raise funds for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. More >>
From Research to Reality - Breast Cancer Sympoisum at AUT
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 10:53 am | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
The effectiveness of vitamin C in cancer treatment, benefits of self-hypnosis and the prospect of personalised medicine will be among topics discussed at a free public seminar as part of the NZ Breast Cancer Symposium this Sunday November 12th. More >>
breast screening programme extension will save lives
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 6:29 pm | NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
October 24, 2017 Extract from Coalition Agreement between the New Zealand Labour Party & New Zealand First Party: Coalition priorities – Health: • Progressively increase the age for free breast screening to 74 Extension of breast screening programme ... More >>
