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Breast Cancer Risk BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBRisks. Factors that are known to increase your risk of getting breast cancer are, in order of magnitude: • Being a woman - some men get breast cancer, but they represent less than …

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Hereditary Breast Cancer BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBTherefore, if an individual carries a BRCA gene fault, there is a 50:50 or 1 in 2 chance that they will pass that copy of the gene onto each child. Figures can vary but we quote that …

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www.breastcancer.org

WEB1 www.breastcancer.org.nz Briefing on Breast Cancer Issues and Solutions for New Zealand For: Hon. Andrew Little, Minister of Health CC: Hon. Dr Ayesha Verrall, …

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About Breast Cancer BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBBreast cancer is primarily a woman's disease, but around one per cent of cases will affect men (Ministry of Health). Every year, more than 650 women die from breast cancer in …

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Who we are BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBOur committee members are: Libby Burgess - Chair. Libby Burgess chairs BCAC, a charity that supports, informs and represents New Zealanders with breast cancer. She serves …

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Limited Access to Breast Cancer Medicines in New Zealand

WEBAfinitor (everolimus) - is used in the treatment of hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in post-menopausal women, in conjunction with …

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Precision health now and in the future

WEB1 INDEX Executive Summary 3-5 Precision health now and in the future 6-47 Do you think precision health is a worthwhile topic to explore in our Long-term Insights Briefing?

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Wigs and Hairpieces BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBThe Government subsidises wigs for adults with temporary hair loss up to $400. If your wig costs more than this, you will need to pay the remainder. The Wigs and Hairpieces …

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Breast cancer in Māori and Pasifika women

WEBFor BCAC, the care of our Māori and Pasifika women with breast cancer is of great concern because we are seeing some disturbing statistics.Recent Ministry of Health reports …

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Breast cancer rates high for Maori women

WEBMaori women have had the highest rates and the largest increase in breast cancer over the last two decades according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington. …

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Financial Support BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBThe grants cover things such as transport costs, household expenses, special equipment, counselling services etc. Contact your local branch of the Cancer Society for details or …

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WONS becomes Well Women & Family Trust BCAC Breast Cancer …

WEBBCAC member group, WONS, a women’s health charity is re-branding; from 1 January 2012 WONS will be known as Well Women & Family Trust.WONS (Well Women’s …

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The Kōwhai Study – Younger Women’s Wellness after Breast Cancer

WEBA team of leading Australian and New Zealand health researchers is undertaking a study to pilot a positive lifestyle intervention in New Zealand women. This aims to improve health …

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BreastScreen Aotearoa BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition

WEBBreastScreen Aotearoa. BCAC recommends all women aged between 45 and 69 participate in the BreastScreen Aotearoa free screening programme. Under this programme, you …

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BreastScreen Aotearoa Programme BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa …

WEBBreastScreen Aotearoa is the free national breast screening programme for women aged between 45 and 69. You can have a free screening mammogram every two years …

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Improving our Breast Screening Protocols 25 September 2020

WEB5 Age of screening and risk assessment The Society of Breast Imaging in the US and American College of Radiology Guidelines were recently updated (February 2020)21,22 …

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2nd New Zealand Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast …

WEBPG 4 Important information about medicines • If a medicine is funded by Pharmac, it is available for use in the public system. If a medicine is not Pharmac-funded, patients will …

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Support for Māori and Pasifika BCAC Breast Cancer Aotearoa …

WEBSupport Groups. There are not that many breast cancer support groups that focus specifically on Māori and Pasifika women. Many Māori and Pasifika women gain great …

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standards-of-service-provision-breast-cancer-patients-dec13

WEBTimely access to services. Standard 2.1: Women referred urgently with a high suspicion of breast cancer have their first specialist assessment (FSA) within 14 days. Standard 2.2: …

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