Poor report card on access to medicines, especially cancer medicines
BCAC says a new report highlights how desperately poor access to new and innovative medicines is in New Zealand.
BCAC News
The breast tumour microenvironment: A target for therapy
BCAC committee member, Louise Malone, attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in December 2017 and gives us an update on the latest cutting-edge research into new targeted immunoth
Push for new chemotherapy drug to be funded
The Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) is pushing for the chemotherapy drug, Abraxane, to be publicly funded for women with advanced breast cancer.
Guest speaker shares ideas on improving access
Metavivors NZ members were in full force at BCAC’s Annual General Meeting at Domain Lodge in Auckland recently.
UK move prompts push for Kadcyla in NZ
BCAC is pushing for breakthrough breast cancer drug, Kadcyla, to be publicly funded in New Zealand after a “monumental u-turn” in the UK which has seen the drug funded there.
New recommendations for preventative treatment for women with a familial risk of breast cancer
New guidelines in the UK recommend that healthy post-menopausal women with a familial risk of developing breast cancer be prescribed the medicine anastrazole in a bid to help ward off the disease.
BCAC and NZBCF plead for a change of heart on Perjeta funding
Two of the country’s major breast cancer charities have joined forces to plead for the 160 women denied public access to the breakthrough breast cancer drug, Perjeta.
Conference hears about new and innovative breast cancer treatments
The latest in new and innovative breast cancer treatments and recent developments to empower patients were discussed at the Australia New Zealand Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Group (ANZBCTG) confe
Storage King a loyal supporter of breast cancer charity
Storage King NZ is turning pink again this breast cancer month to help support the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) and the thousands of New Zealanders diagnosed with breast cancer each year
Meditation and mindfulness can help improve quality of life for breast cancer survivors
A recent US study has highlighted the benefits of mindfulness and meditation for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
