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News & updates

Our latest news, press releases, blog posts, Pink Ribbon Bulletins & Pink Ribbon Press.

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Our news and updates are grouped into the following content types:

  • News
    The latest research on improving breast cancer treatment and detection.
  • Press Releases
    The latest news from Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
  • Blog Posts
    Advice, research and webinars for our breast cancer community.
  • Pink Ribbon Bulletins
    The latest information on Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s research, news and events - published every two months.
  • Pink Ribbon Press
    Our Spring and Autumn newsletter with the most important information on breast cancer rolled into one publication.

Blog
Lymphoedema signs & symptoms: What to watch out for
10 August 2016

Lymphoedema signs & symptoms: What to watch out for

Anyone who has had breast cancer surgery or radiation therapy may be at risk of developing lymphoedema.
Blog
Mammograms: what you need to know
27 July 2016

Mammograms: what you need to know

Whether or not you should be having mammograms, and how often, depends on your age. Here's your guide to what action you should be taking at each stage of your life.
Blog
Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Deserve a Slice of Pharmac’s $124 Million Funding Boost
27 May 2016

Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Deserve a Slice of Pharmac’s $124 Million Funding Boost

This year, Pharmac's budget is bigger than ever before, but advanced breast cancer patients are still missing out on life-changing therapies.
Press release
Protecting the Long-Term Health of Kiwi Women Seniors
04 May 2016

Protecting the Long-Term Health of Kiwi Women Seniors

Petition Presented to Parliament to Extend Free Breast Screening Programme to age 74
News
Lower threshold means more Kiwi women will qualify for BRCA test
17 February 2016

Lower threshold means more Kiwi women will qualify for BRCA test

The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation congratulates Genetic Health Service NZ on its decision to lower the threshold for BRCA testing to people with an estimated 10% chance of having a BRCA gene mutation.
News
Mammograms save Kiwi lives – it’s official
14 December 2015

Mammograms save Kiwi lives – it’s official

The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation says new research released today by BreastScreen Aotearoa should give Kiwi women confidence that our mammogram screening programme is the best way to find breast cancer early and to save lives.
Press release
Shortland Street star Jacqueline Nairn fronts first online self-check video
27 October 2015

Shortland Street star Jacqueline Nairn fronts first online self-check video

“Be breast aware.” “Check your breasts.” Such advice is heard often during October, Breast Cancer Month, but many women say they don’t know how to check their breasts.
News
Pink light for breast cancer – NZ landmarks light up
01 October 2015

Pink light for breast cancer – NZ landmarks light up

Landmark buildings around New Zealand will light up pink from tomorrow, October 1, in support of Breast Cancer Month.
Press release
Despair or relief? A mammogram might be the difference, numbers show
01 October 2015

Despair or relief? A mammogram might be the difference, numbers show

This October, Breast Cancer Month, an emotional campaign by the NZ Breast Foundation will remind women that finding cancer early, through a mammogram, might mean the difference between relief and despair.
News
Breast cancer campaigner Helena McAlpine dies, age 37
23 September 2015

Breast cancer campaigner Helena McAlpine dies, age 37

Staff and friends of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation are mourning the loss of Helena McAlpine, who campaigned through her own long and often gruelling battle with breast cancer to help save other women.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
February 2014

February 2014

Breast cancer rates hit record high in NZ, New Zealand research into TNBC treatment promising, plus running boosts survivorship.