Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
Breast cancer touches the whole family
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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?
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Hold your own fundraiser
Whether it’s a pink afternoon tea, a bake sale, or something else, creating your own fundraising event / project is a really great way to raise money for BCFNZ.
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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.
Find out where
Worried?
Recently diagnosed?
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Recently diagnosed?
- Types of breast cancer
- Tests & diagnosis
- Treatment options
- Advanced breast cancer
- Clinical trials
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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
Blog
17 October 2018
October is...
October is international breast cancer awareness month.
A stark reminder that breast cancer is still the most common cancer in women worldwide...
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Blog
24 September 2018
What do I need to know about the genetic risk of breast cancer?
Inherited risk accounts for around 10% of all diagnosed breast cancers. If you do find that you’re at a higher risk of breast cancer you can take precautionary actions which are likely to prevent breast cancer from developing.
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Press Release
16 October 2018
Lack of funding “height of cruelty” – 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. “Why do people have to set up a Givealittle page, or worse, sell their house, to access these drugs?” says Mrs Henderson. Her comments come on the day two petitions are presented on the steps of Parliament, demanding funding for palbociclib (Ibrance) and Kadcyla.
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Event
27 October 2018
Pink Star Walk Auckland
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
27 October 2018
Karikari Peninsula Community Hall Pink Ribbon Breakfast
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Event
28 October 2018
ASB Auckland Marathon
Join Team Pink Ribbon and help support Breast Cancer Foundation NZ at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday the
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