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BCAC’s Libby Burgess caught up with the latest HER2 positive breast cancer research results at the ESMO Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore this December.
BCAC’s Libby Burgess was pleased to meet up with advanced breast cancer expert Fatima Cardoso at the ESMO Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore this December.
BCAC’s Libby Burgess caught up with the latest HR positive HER2 negative advanced breast cancer research results at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Asia Pacific Congress in Singapore this December.
No need to panic. The Good Registry makes gift buying easy. They issue gift certificates which can be redeemed by donating to one of their charity partners – like BCAC! Click here to see how to complete your Christmas shopping from your desk. By donating to BCAC this Christmas, your friends and family can help us to keep supporting, informing and representing kiwi women with breast cancer.
In November BCAC responded to a Pharmac consultation to shorten its Options for Investment (OFI) list. This list currently has 127 medicines that Pharmac’s expert clinical committees have recommended for funding because they will benefit people, but are still awaiting a funding decision. There were five medicines for different breast cancer subtypes on the list at the time of the consultation: Phesgo and Perjeta for early HER2 positive breast cancer, Enhertu for advanced HER2-low, Keytruda for early triple negative breast cancer and Abraxane for advanced. Trodelvy for advanced triple negative breast cancer was added later in November.
Here’s a great idea to show your company really cares this Christmas. The Good Registry’s gift certificates let your clients choose a charity – like BCAC! – for a donation from your company. It’s a great way to thank your clients and colleagues without burdening them with unnecessary ‘Xmas merch’. Click here to find out how it works.
Here’s an easy way to get Christmas gifts organised well in advance and to help BCAC at the same time. By clicking here you can buy gift certificates for those friends and family who already have everything they need, but would get a great feeling knowing they are helping women with breast cancer. The Good Registry is a great volunteer organisation set up by some Wellington women who are passionate about doing good. They issue gift certificates which can be redeemed by donating to one of their charity partners – like BCAC! By donating to BCAC this Christmas, your friends and family can help us to keep supporting, informing and representing kiwi women with breast cancer.
Why not help BCAC as you spread Christmas cheer this year? BCAC’s partnership with The Good Registry makes gift-giving easy. By clicking here you can buy gift certificates for those friends and family who already have everything they need, but would get a great feeling knowing they are helping women with breast cancer. The Good Registry is a wonderful volunteer organisation set up by some Wellington women who are passionate about doing good. They issue gift certificates which can be redeemed by donating to one of their charity partners – like BCAC! By donating to BCAC this Christmas, your friends and family can help us to keep supporting, informing and representing kiwi women with breast cancer.
BCAC is delighted to hear that Pharmac proposes to fund Phesgo®, a rapidly injectable formulation of two anti HER2 medicines, pertuzumab and trastuzumab, from 1 December 2025. Currently these medicines are administered sequentially by intravenous infusion, but Phesgo contains an enzyme that allows it to be given as a single injection under the skin. This means a much shorter treatment time at hospital outpatient clinics for patients.
Dr Emma O’Loughlin, Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Otago, has shared a new set of post-operative exercise videos designed for women recovering from breast cancer surgery in Aotearoa New Zealand. They support recovery after mastectomy, lumpectomy, and lymph node surgery.
These short, supportive videos were co-designed with Māori, Pacific, and non-Māori/non-Pacific women, based on interviews and focus groups about their recovery experiences and preferences for online content. They offer safe, practical, and culturally relevant guidance to support shoulder mobility, reduce the risk of lymphoedema, and promote confidence during recovery. They would suit patients from week 1 post-op (also safe for those with drains).
