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Anya's story
Anya's daughter nagged her for years to get a mammogram. Her first one at age 58 showed she had breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
Breast cancer
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer you’re bound to have questions.
We’ve outlined the essential information here, from diagnosis all the way through treatment, to help you understand what you’re going through.
Types of breast cancer
Understand the different types of breast cancer, as well as specific concerns for men and young women.
Tests & Diagnosis
Find out which tests you might have, and what the results of these tests mean.
Treatment Options
Learn which treatments you’ll have, in what order, and what the possible side-effects could be.
Advanced Breast Cancer
Find out about diagnosis, treatment and care for women and men with advanced, secondary or metastatic breast cancer.
Do you need support?
Breast cancer treatment can be difficult to deal with, both practically and emotionally
We provide support services to anyone diagnosed with breast cancer, and have information on support offered by other organisations.Clinical trials
By taking part in clinical trials during your treatment, you’re helping to advance the standard of care, improving outcomes for anyone diagnosed in the future. Clinical trials can also offer access to treatments not yet available in New Zealand.
PantoCIN
The PantoCIN trial will test the ability of a cheap, widely available drug to prevent two of chemotherapy’s most unpleasant side-effects: delayed nausea and vomiting.
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EXPERT
A randomised clinical trial of adjuvant radiation therapy versus observation following breast conserving surgery and endocrine therapy in patients with molecularly characterised luminal A low risk early breast cancer.
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Local HER-O
A phase 2 study of local therapy (stereotactic radiosurgery and/or surgery) for treatment of up to five brain metastases from HER2 positive breast cancer.
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Patient information events
There are no upcoming events at the moment, but watch this space for announcements.
In the meantime you might like to take a look at similar events that we've done in the past.
If you'd like to be the first to hear about upcoming patient information events, please email us - intouch@bcf.org.nz.
We’re here to help
If you’ve got questions about your breast health, get in touch.