Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
Pink Ribbon Street Appeal
Team up for the ones you love. Sign up to volunteer 2 hours.
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October is breast cancer awareness month. Join us to give hope to the ones you love
Pink Star Walk
Walk for the ones you love! Help us get one step closer to our vision of zero deaths from breast cancer, by joining us for the pinkest walk in New Zealand.
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Pink Ribbon Street Appeal
Team up for the ones you love! Grab a bucket, get pinked up and take to the streets on October 12th & 13th with official pink ribbon collection buckets and pink volunteer sashes.
volunteer 2 hours
Give hope to the ones you love
So many lives are touched by breast cancer – but you can help make a difference.
Who are you donating for this October?
Donate now
Go Pink for a Day
Go Pink and join hundreds of workplaces nationwide, and show your support for the thousands of kiwis who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.
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Shop for Good
These generous companies show their support by developing Pink Products. A portion of sales go towards helping us continue our nationwide education, awareness and research programmes.
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Look out for the Pink Caravan
Each year our breast health nurses travel around New Zealand in our iconic Pink Caravan, to talk about mammograms, offer advice about checking your breasts, healthy lifestyles and family risk.
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Worried?
Recently diagnosed?
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Recently diagnosed?
- Types of breast cancer
- Tests & diagnosis
- Treatment options
- Advanced breast cancer
- Clinical trials
Need help?
Want to help?
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Want to help?
- Donate
- Get involved
- Volunteer
- Involve your business
- Buy Pink Ribbon
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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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.
Latest updates
Our latest events, press releases and blog posts
Event
10 November 2018
Pink Star Walk Christchurch
The Pink Star Walk events celebrate survivors, remember those that we have lost, raise awareness and much needed funds
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Event
3 November 2018
Pink Star Walk Wellington
The Pink Star Walk events celebrate survivors, remember those that we have lost, raise awareness and much needed funds to
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Event
31 October 2018
Pukete Neighbourhood House Breast Cancer High Tea Fundraiser
Pukete Neighbourhood House annual Breast Cancer High Tea Fundraiser. Tickets only $10 each, come on your own or get
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Blog
10 September 2018
Why dragon boating should be your next sport
We chat to Bette Cosgrove about the sport that’s given her a team of feisty, determined women to stay fit and have fun with.
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Blog
17 August 2018
How does a clinical trial benefit me?
Every licensed drug in the world has been through a clinical trial - from ibuprofen to morphine. But why do drugs need to go through such a stringent testing process and what benefit does a clinical trial have for a breast cancer patient?
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Press Release
7 September 2018
Kiwi women die twice as fast; health system turns its back
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.
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