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Overwhelming Public Support For Prostate Cancer Screening Programme In New Zealand - Especially From Women
Monday, 4 May 2026, 7:20 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Each year, more than 4,000 Kiwi men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and over 750 lose their lives to the disease. More >>
Living With Advanced Prostate Cancer: Roadshow Highlights Treatment Advances - And Access Challenges For Kiwi Men
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 3:51 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The roadshow takes place against a bleak backdrop for those accessing care for advanced prostate cancer in our public health system. More >>
Pedal With Purpose For Prostate Cancer Foundation New Zealand
Friday, 3 October 2025, 1:47 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
On Saturday, 11 October, Hampton Downs Motorsport Park will be burning rubber of a different kind as cyclists line up to take part in Pedal4Prostate, the Prostate Cancer Foundation New Zealand’s annual charity cycling event. More >>
Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Set To Double As New Zealand Faces Treatment Crisis
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 11:50 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
With over 700 New Zealand men dying from prostate cancer annually, advocates are highlighting a stark disparity: while breast, cervical, and bowel cancers have established screening programmes, prostate cancer remains without systematic early detection ... More >>
Drop In The Bucket For Government But Kick In The Guts For Kiwi Men
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:12 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation will continue the fight to save men’s lives after the Budget failed to fund an early detection pilot for prostate cancer.' The Prostate Cancer Foundation will continue the fight to save men’s lives after the Budget ... More >>
Minister Of Health Needs To Accept European Invitation To Join Useful World Leading Cancer Study
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 7:51 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate cancer kills over 700 men a year in New Zealand. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand says the invitation is significant and useful to men’s health. Mr Bedingfield strongly urges the Government to accept. More >>
Hey Minister, How About Saving 700 Lives?
Friday, 7 March 2025, 9:03 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
“While it’s admirable that Minister Brown has increased the eligibility for bowel cancer screening, funded more kiwis to train as doctors, and injected $285 million into general practice, it’s disappointing that once again there’s nothing for ... More >>
Auckland Farewell: Mild Hogs Postie-Bike Challenge For Prostate Cancer
Monday, 17 February 2025, 5:05 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Tomorrow morning they'll hit the road for leg 2 (Auckland to Te Kuiti), departing from Auckland City Honda where a number of the team's trusty Honda NBC110 bikes are serviced. More >>
Foundation Hails Select Committee Support For Prostate Screening Pilots
Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 12:47 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation applauds the report of the multi-party committee, which spent more than a year collating evidence and hearing submissions before reporting back on the 30,000-signature petition of Kristine Hayward, who lost her husband to ... More >>
Kiwi Prostate Cancer Survivors Wrestling With ED Following Treatment: New Findings
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 9:48 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
PCFNZ’s release of the new survey findings today coincides with the first of six, free, PCFNZ public information evenings for prostate cancer survivors, and their families, kicking off in Tauranga this evening. More >>
An Epidemic Of Silence: Research Reveals Kiwi Men Letting Down Their Mates When It Comes To Health Issues
Monday, 16 September 2024, 8:36 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
New research from the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ reveals many Kiwi men are only talking to their partner or doctor about health conditions compared with women, who talk with a broader range of people including family members, close friends and colleagues. More >>
Prostate Cancer Foundation Accepts National Screening Programme Premature, But Says Regional Pilots Must Start Now
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 3:38 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has accepted the view of an influential committee that a national screening programme is premature, but is encouraging it to support pilot programmes in two locations. More >>
Get Behind Blue September And Help Support The 42,000 Kiwi Men Living With Prostate Cancer
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 12:50 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Blue September is the annual awareness and fundraising campaign for the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ, a charity providing a broad portfolio of support services to men, their families and whānau, across Aotearoa New Zealand who are living with ... More >>
Scooterists To Test Brass Monkey Theory In Freezing Central North Island Charity Ride This Weekend
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 6:04 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
This year the COLD KAHUNA ride is dedicated to raising funds for Testicular Cancer New Zealand, a charity that raises awareness of the disease and provides support services such as counselling, an information service and welfare grants to those ... More >>
Prostate Cancer Pilot For Men Appears Left Off The Agenda By New Government
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 5:24 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation will continue the fight to save men’s lives after the Budget failed to fund an early detection pilot for prostate cancer. More >>
750 Deaths A Year: Why New Zealand Needs Prostate Screening Programme
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:32 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The number of New Zealand cases and deaths from prostate cancer is rising. In 2021, the most recent data, 762 men died of prostate cancer, about 50 percent higher than the mid-1990s. And the registered number of prostate cancer cases has nearly doubled ... More >>
Less Dead Men Required
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 3:43 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Over 4000 men are diagnosed with, and about 750 die of prostate cancer every year. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand is holding its national conference in Christchurch on Sunday. The conference will call for $6.5 million for early detection ... More >>
Remembering Late Husband, Nurse Implores MPs To Fund Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10:20 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate cancer widow Kristine Hayward has pleaded with MPs to fund a better approach to detecting prostate cancer and save hundreds of men’s lives each year. More >>
Announcement Of An Additional $1.774 BN, To Address Pharmac’s Deficit Over The Next 4 Years Is A Good First Step
Monday, 29 April 2024, 4:53 pm | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Associate Health Minister David Seymour’s announcement of an additional $1.774 billion, to address Pharmac’s deficit over the next 4 years is a good first step. Although this is Pharmac’s biggest budget ever, significantly more is needed. More >>
Ending Postcode Lottery On PET-CT Scans Bolsters Case For Screening Pilot, Says Prostate Cancer Foundation
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 10:32 am | Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation fully supports Health Minister Shane Reti giving New Zealanders the same access to PET-CT scans no matter where they live, says Danny Bedingfield, the President of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. “We’d ... More >>
