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BCAC member group, WONS, is holding a Women's Health Expo on 2 July, 2011 at CCS Disability Action, 14 Erson Ave, Royal Oak.
The topics covered during the one-day expo include:
- Complementary therapies for depression (Professor Shaun Holt)
- Survivorship, Post-breast cancer treatment (Geraldine Meechan)
- Breast Health (Dr Wayne Jones)
To register visit www.wons.org.nz, call (09) 846 7886 ext 0, or email admin@wons.org.nz
Maori 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.
The difference between Maori rates, and that of European/Other women, increased from 7% in the period 1981-86, to 24% in 2001-2004; with Maori women's breast cancer rate increasing from 123 to 210 per 100,000 women.
However the research, led by Dr Ruth Cunningham from the Department of Public Health, says the reasons for the unusually higher Maori rates are still unclear, as
internationally breast cancer rates are usually highest among those with higher incomes.
My name is Jude and I am a 53 year old wife, mother to 3 boys, and registered nurse who works in the field of oncology.
I'm Lisa White. I was born and bred in the UK, I came to New Zealand in 1994 as a traveller and fell in love with Queenstown. After 6 months I applied for residency and was lucky enough to make Queenstown my home. I met my husband in Queenstown, a kiwi from Christchurch originally and we married on a piece of land we had bought in Gibbston in 1999.
My name is Melissa Murphy and I am a 44 year old mum with 4 wonderful children, Shannon 11 yrs, Gabrielle 8 yrs, Kimberly 6 yrs, Josiah 4 yrs and a loving husband, Stuart.
Hi, my name is Mandy Carter. I am 37 and live in sunny Nelson with my lovely husband, Brett and our two adorable children, Hamish (6) and Abby (5).
My name is Annette Wikeepa. I live in the Hutt Valley where my two grown up daughters live; the eldest of the two having given me a granddaughter and grandson. I have parents “to die for” amongst my close extended family, many of whom live locally, a man I am in love with and lots of affable acquaintances.
My doctor is a firm believer in mammograms at your 40th birthday, just to give you a benchmark she said – so I duly complied and all was fine. Six months later my breast changed shape, no lump and a marginal call; but something made me go back to my doctor. Five days later, instead of jumping on a flight to Greece for a catch-up with family I found myself in hospital having a mastectomy.
