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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.

News
Laser treatment study a first for NZ
06 March 2015

Laser treatment study a first for NZ

International Lymphoedema Awareness Day - March 6, 2015
Press release
1000 Tees for 1000 Women
11 February 2015

1000 Tees for 1000 Women

By the end of summer, 1,000 New Zealand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer - an average of eight women diagnosed every day.
Press release
BCFNZ marks World Cancer Day with grants to improve knowledge and treatment of local cancers
04 February 2015

BCFNZ marks World Cancer Day with grants to improve knowledge and treatment of local cancers

Today, World Cancer Day, Breast Cancer Foundation NZ announced the winners of its research funding contest for studies based on New Zealand’s breast cancer patient registers, awarding six grants for pilot studies to researchers from Auckland, Waikato, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
February 2015

February 2015

Newly diagnosed patients to receive free counselling, insights from NZ Breast Cancer Patient Registers, plus Next Steps to wellness.
News
Promising new advanced TNBC drug accessible for NZ women – at a cost
29 January 2015

Promising new advanced TNBC drug accessible for NZ women – at a cost

Results of a small but interesting trial of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for advanced triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) were released in the USA recently.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
November 2014

November 2014

The Pink Caravan's South Island Adventure, survival rates here worse than Australia’s, plus pregnancy after breast cancer: advice for younger women.
Pink Ribbon Press
Spring 2014

Spring 2014

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Pink Ribbon Bulletins
August 2014

August 2014

Pink Caravan nurses on tour, help a sister out this October, plus a free book on life after breast cancer.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
June 2014

June 2014

Anya's daughter saved her life, six reasons why we put off mammograms, plus why men should know their family history.
Pink Ribbon Bulletins
April 2014

April 2014

Lorraine Downes' Pink Ribbon Breakfast, why you should continue with mammograms after 70, plus let's attack lymphoedema.
Pink Ribbon Press
Autumn 2014

Autumn 2014

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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.
Pink Ribbon Press
Spring 2013

Spring 2013

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Pink Ribbon Press
Autumn 2013

Autumn 2013

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Pink Ribbon Press
Spring 2011

Spring 2011

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Pink Ribbon Press
Autumn 2011

Autumn 2011

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Pink Ribbon Press
Autumn 2010

Autumn 2010

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Pink Ribbon Press
Summer 2009

Summer 2009

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Pink Ribbon Press
Spring 2009

Spring 2009

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Pink Ribbon Press
Winter 2009

Winter 2009

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Pink Ribbon Press
Summer 2008

Summer 2008

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Pink Ribbon Press
Winter 2008

Winter 2008

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Pink Ribbon Press
Summer 2007

Summer 2007

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Press release
Are we falling behind Australia in terms of access to new cancer drugs? Our reply to PHARMAC's report
23 November 2024

Are we falling behind Australia in terms of access to new cancer drugs? Our reply to PHARMAC's report

In early November PHARMAC published a report investigating whether the differences in the funding of cancer treatments in NZ and Australia impact the health of NZ patients. Below is our response to their report. To read PHARMAC's full report, visit their website.