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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check out the many ways you can get involved to support Kiwis impacted by breast cancer.
Walk for the ones you love
Join us at the annual Pink Ribbon Walks in Auckland on 15 October and Christchurch on 29 October – it’s the pinkest event of the year!
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Help kick breast cancer to the kerb!
The Pink Ribbon Street Appeal is back on 27 and 28 October. Volunteer for a two-hour collection shift at a time and location that suits you.
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Go Pink for a Day
Every day, nine women in NZ are diagnosed with breast cancer, so it's likely that someone in your workplace will be diagnosed, has had breast cancer, or is supporting someone with breast cancer.
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Shop for good
Take a peak at the Pink Ribbon products our partners are releasing this October. Your purchase will help fund our efforts in pushing for new frontiers in early detection, treatment and support.
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Get a mammogram
Early detection is your best protection. Consider an annual screening mammogram from the age of 40-49, then every two years from 50.
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Make a donation
You can make a donation directly to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ at any time. Funds will support breast cancer education, research, and patient support.
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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.
Touch
Touch both breasts. You’re feeling for any lumps or thickening of the tissue, even up into the armpits.
Look
Look in front of a mirror. Can you see any physical changes to the breast shape, skin or nipples?
Check
Check any breast changes with your doctor. Even if you’ve had a mammogram recently.
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Latest updates
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Press release
28 September 2023
New Zealand shines pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
More than 60 iconic sites across Aotearoa New Zealand will be glowing in pink this October to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Press release
27 September 2023
Will the next Government do enough for breast cancer?
Ahead of the election, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has laid down a challenge to political parties to tackle breast cancer – the leading killer of New Zealand women under 65.
Pink Ribbon Press
Pink Ribbon Press - Spring 2023
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Pink Ribbon Bulletins
September 2023
In this issue of the Bulletin, we share how free mammograms for women aged 70-74 are another step closer to reality as well as a new patient campaign #MyLifeMatters and how you can get involved this Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Press release
31 August 2023
Free mammograms for older women receives cross-party support in Parliament
We're welcoming the cross-party support received for Dr Shane Reti's bill to increase the breast screening age.
Press release
23 August 2023
Pharmac breast cancer drug restriction denies patients “another chance at more time”
Pharmac has missed a golden opportunity to allow more Kiwis access to a new breast cancer drug, a move that would have brought New Zealand into line with the rest of the world and removed a disparity that hits Māori and Pasifika hardest.
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