Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
A new way to treat breast cancers
June 2017
Research Grant
What is the problem and who is affected?
Most breast cancer patients in NZ have surgery as their first treatment, with chemo coming later. Overseas, it’s increasingly common for patients to have chemo first. This helps shrink tumours so that surgery is less complicated, and allows doctors to see much sooner how the patient is responding to chemo. But increasing the number of Kiwi patients who get chemo first will require a change in how cancer services are coordinated?
What is this research hoping to achieve?
We’re helping hospitals in Auckland and Christchurch to pilot new clinics to coordinate ‘chemo-first’ treatment for an increasing number of patients and develop best-practice guidelines.
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JuneResearch Grant
Helping surgeons accurately locate breast tumours
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JuneResearch Grant
New sugar-based drug to stop breast cancer spreading
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JuneResearch Grant
A personalized vaccine for breast cancer
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JuneResearch Grant
A simpler way to check for the spread of breast cancer
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JuneResearch Grant
A new way to treat breast cancers
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AprilResearch Grant
Development of inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics
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AprilResearch Grant
The potential of immunotherapy as a treatment for ER+ breast cancer
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AprilResearch Grant
Targeting growth hormone signal transduction in breast cancer
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MarchResearch Grant
Five-year research partnership targets breast cancer vaccine
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FebruaryBelinda Scott Fellowship
Benefits of an integrated tai chi programme in breast cancer