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Today (8 August 2019) PHARMAC released a proposal to fund Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine, T-DM1) for women with advanced HER2 positive breast cancer.
BCAC media release, 28 July 2019
Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) welcomes the announcement that if elected National would set up an independent cancer agency to ensure every New Zealander gets high-quality cancer care and to eliminate post code inequities.
UK medicines assessor NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has just recommended another combination of drugs for women with advanced hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. Ribociclib is one of three drugs in the CDK 4/6 inhibitor class, which can extend and improve the lives of women with this type of breast cancer. Ribociclib has been publicly funded in the UK since late 2017, and can now be used with an anti-oestrogen drug called fulvestrant. Clinical trials have shown that this combination could be more effective than ribociclib alone.
Three Cambridge women are using their breast cancer journeys to bring support and reassurance to others.
Local women Ruth Crampton, Carillon Faery and Mandy Robinson have partnered with national charity Breast Cancer Support (BCS) to set up a support group for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Support Cambridge will provide peer support from the positive, personal perspective of those who have ‘been there too.’
Come join us! The Busting with Life Dragon Boat Team
Have you or someone you know had breast cancer and want to try something new?
Come and give dragon boating a go!
It's fun, great for fitness and proven to be beneficial for breast cancer survivors. Become part of a team of women who participate in this great sport while having a lot of fun!
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4 July 2019
Progress continues to be made through world-leading research to identify which treatments will work best for different sub-types of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) is 100% behind Blair Vining’s petition to Parliament calling for a national cancer agency to address New Zealand’s cancer death rates.
Click here to sign the petition: Petition of Blair Vining: Better cancer care for all New Zealanders, stewarded by a National Cancer Agency
Malaghan Institute media release
The Malaghan Institute’s ambitious plans to establish a platform for CAR T-cell cancer therapy has got the backing from the New Zealand government in a funding deal announced today.
In brilliant news, it has been discovered that adding ribociclib to first-line endocrine therapy significantly improves both progression free and overall survival (PFS and OS) for premenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.
The Waikato Breast Cancer Research Trust (WBCRT) is seeking participants with moderately severe treatment-resistant lymphoedema for this research. Is lymphoedema of your arm an ongoing problem for you? Have you undergone at least three months of lymphoedema therapy? If so, you may be eligible for this trial.
