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.

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.

ANITA (Recruiting)

Previous research indicates benefits of Tai Chi for the health and wellbeing of breast cancer survivors (who have completed cancer treatment), but there have been no studies that have looked at the benefits of Tai Chi while treatment is still in progress.…Read more

RACE

A Dose-Finding Study of Perjeta in Combination With Herceptin in Early Breast Cancer
…Read more

PATINA (Not yet recruiting)

This study will look at the effect of palbociclib combined with anti-HER2 therapy plus endocrine therapy versus anti-HER2-based therapy plus endocrine therapy alone in patients with hormone receptor positive, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.…Read more

All clinical trials

Personal Story

Cathy's story

Cathy Eru says not a day goes by that she doesn’t feel like the luckiest woman in the world. She has always been aware of breast cancer, after her Aunt Mihi died of it more than 30 years ago.

Read the story

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

Tests & Diagnosis

Treatment Options

Advanced Breast Cancer