The coming year will be a challenging one for breast cancer physicians and researchers as new figures show that the number of breast cancer cases worldwide is on the rise.
The World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently released the latest global statistics on cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence.
BCAC is calling for breast cancer survivors to put themselves forward as candidates for membership of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Consumer Network to help improve health and disability care in New Zealand.
The Commission is the government agency charged with ensuring that all New Zealanders receive the best health and disability care within available resources.
The new dragon boat paddling season kicked off early in November and the Pink Dragons are all set for some hard training ahead. Some kept up their paddling enthusiasm throughout the winter with Sunday training whilst others kept up their fitness in other ways and took a well earned break from paddling.
Breast cancer survivors taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) such as anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane experienced a reduction in joint pain if they exercise while on treatment, according to results presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, which is currently underway.
UPDATE 2023: Please note that this treatment is now no longer privately available in New Zealand and is still not available in the public system.
BCAC is pushing for the public health system to introduce ‘intraoperative radiotherapy’ for women with low risk early breast cancer.
The 10th Australasian Lymphology Association Conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand in April next year.
Entitled “Koru: life, growth, movement” the conference will take place from 3-5 April 2014.
More women choose to bare all and change the conversation about mastectomy and breast reconstruction
More women have come forward to bare their breasts with fellow breast cancer survivor, Nic Russell, in an effort to demystify mastectomy and breast reconstruction.
A friend of BCAC, Nic Russell, recently posted pictures of herself topless online in order to celebrate the gift of life that comes from the decision to have a mastectomy.
Check out all the latest news from member group Breast Cancer Support (BCS) by clicking on the link below.
The Breast Cancer Network (BCN) is thrilled to announce that in 2014 they are running weekly meditation classes on Sunday evenings.
