Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ

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Checked your breasts lately?

We'll show you how. Checking your breasts is easy as TLC. 'Know your normal', so you can find any changes in your breasts as soon as they appear.

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Checked your breasts lately?
We’ll show you how.

  1. Touch

    Touch

    Touch both breasts. You’re feeling for any lumps or thickening of the tissue, even up into the armpits.
  2. Touch

    Look

    Look in front of a mirror. Can you see any physical changes to the breast shape, skin or nipples?
  3. Touch

    Check

    Check any breast changes with your doctor. Even if you’ve had a mammogram recently.

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Latest updates

Our latest events, press releases and blog posts
Blog
15 August 2019

Exercise – an important piece of the breast cancer puzzle

Exercise can often be the last thing on your mind when you’re going through breast cancer. But an increasing number of studies show that physical activity can help reduce breast cancer recurrence or death among survivors.
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Blog
7 August 2019

Aarti’s story

I don’t have any risk factors - there is no family history, I don’t smoke, I maintain a fairly healthy lifestyle and breastfed both my babies. I was quite complacent in my thinking that I could get other cancers but that I would never get breast cancer - I didn’t fit the criteria at all.
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Press Release
1 September 2019

Thumbs-Up for government's cancer announcements

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
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Event
5 October 2019

Girls with Bands Against Breast Cancer

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, five local bands lead by powerful female vocalists will be rocking out at
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Event
6 October 2019

The Pink Ribbon Ride 2019

Proudly supporting Breast Cancer Foundation NZ All motorcyclists including trikes & scooters are welcome. Date: Sunday 6 October 2019
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Event
10 October 2019

Jaqualyn Taimana Williams Album Release Party

Statues of Liberty Album Release
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