Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
News & updates
Our latest news, press releases, blog posts, Pink Ribbon Bulletins & Pink Ribbon Press.
News
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
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
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
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
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
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
Breast cancer rates hit record high in NZ, New Zealand research into TNBC treatment promising, plus running boosts survivorship.