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DunedinOctober 16

'They gave me strength I didn't know I had'

When it comes to inspiration to survive, St Hilda's Collegiate principal Melissa Bell says you just can't beat the support of your pupils.
EditorialOctober 16

Celebrating life, courage

Inspirational is the word that best describes two women featured in the past week in this newspaper.
DunedinOctober 9

SDHB internal report is of 'public interest'

The Southern District Health Board should not have refused to release the report which sparked an urgent review of some breast cancer diagnoses last year, ombudsman Ron Paterson says.
DunedinMay 22

Cancer warning to young

Trista Townsend did not think she could be at risk of breast cancer as a healthy young mother with no significant family history of the disease.
Cancer warning to young
Cancer warning to young
DunedinNovember 2

Screening for breast cancer harm alarms

A British investigation into breast-screening which found a concerning rate of over-diagnosis indicates about 180 women will be treated unnecessarily each year in New Zealand, University of Otago cancer-screening authority Associate Prof Brian Cox says.
QueenstownOctober 11

Arrowtown to turn pink

Arrowtown will be painted pink today and tomorrow to mark breast cancer awareness, which sadly coincides with the funeral of Karen Fraser, who died from the disease on Monday.
Arrowtown to turn pink
Arrowtown to turn pink
DunedinJuly 31

Breast-screening assisted

The Southern District Health Board's breast-screening programme is still receiving external support, a report to the hospital advisory committee meeting today says.
NewsJune 21

Glandular fever virus linked to breast cancer

A common childhood virus may significantly boost the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers who think infection with it late in life may be a trigger for some of the cancers.
NewsJune 21

Breast cancer genes not worsened by lifestyle

Genes that make women more susceptible to breast cancer don't have any link to lifestyle factors that also raise their risk, a new study says.
NewsJune 19

Maori more likely to get breast cancer: study

Research suggests Maori women are more likely to get breast cancer than European, Asian or Pacific women despite a tendency to give birth earlier and have more children - factors that normally reduce breast cancer rates.
DunedinMay 29

Support on screening concerns

The Southern District Health Board has followed up with most of the women involved in concerns its breast-screening programme might have had a higher than acceptable rate of false negative readings.
Support on screening concerns
Support on screening concerns
DunedinMay 28

Women: ask questions

Women should not hesitate to ask for a second opinion on being advised they need a mastectomy, as the resulting delay is not likely to worsen the cancer, breast cancer survivor Dr Sue Walthert says.
Women: ask questions
Women: ask questions
NewsMay 27

Grin and bare it for charity

Staff at Wanaka's Federal Diner will go (almost) topless for charity tomorrow, when they host a breakfast for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation's Pink Ribbon Breakfast campaign running throughout May.
Grin and bare it for charity
Grin and bare it for charity
DunedinMay 22

Breast-screening discussion delayed

The national breast-screening programme's independent advisory group seems unlikely to formally discuss recent screening controversies until July.
Breast-screening discussion delayed
Breast-screening discussion delayed
DunedinMarch 30

Breast-cancer diagnosis review being finalised

The Ministry of Health is finalising its "initial investigation" into possible delays in breast-cancer diagnosis at Southern District Health Board, and expects to have a clearer picture next week, a ministry statement says.
DunedinMarch 15

Possible cancer diagnosis delays

An internal audit into the Southern District Health Board's breast screening programme had identified possible delays in diagnosing breast cancer in 28 women over a three-year period, Ministry of Health chief medical officer Dr Don Mackie said.
NationalMarch 9

Drug decision 'no great leap forward'

Pharmac's decision to fund a non-Herceptin drug as a first-line treatment for advanced Her-2 positive breast cancer has been criticised by the Breast Cancer Foundation.
NationalJanuary 7

NZ breast-screening slated

Concerns have been raised in an independent report, and by experts and providers, about the sustainability of a national breast-screening service. Elspeth McLean reports.
NZ breast-screening slated
NZ breast-screening slated
NationalJanuary 6

Advertising to target Maori, Pacific women

New breast-screening television commercials to air next month will be aimed at Maori and Pacific women.
NationalJanuary 6

Specialist says poor leadership undermining screening programme

Poor leadership and a "watered-down" monitoring process are undermining New Zealand's breast screening programme, University of Otago associate Prof Brian Cox says.
DunedinMay 18

Bold breast-cancer project wins award

Jayne Kingan is in a quandary - just what does she do with her breasts?
Bold breast-cancer project wins award
Bold breast-cancer project wins award
DunedinOctober 10

Manes sacrificed for new bed

After her breast reconstruction surgery this year, Sandy Wilson wanted to give something back.
Manes sacrificed for new bed
Manes sacrificed for new bed
DunedinSeptember 28

Must-have police car accessory

Constable Tina Svensk shows some of the pink tyre valve caps Dunedin police cars will be sporting this month and next in the name of breast cancer research.
Must-have police car accessory
Must-have police car accessory
NewsSeptember 24

New tilt at bra record

GirlGuiding New Zealand is calling on Otago women to give any unwanted bras to a world record bra-chain attempt in Dargaville on May 8 (Mother's Day) next year.
New tilt at bra record
New tilt at bra record