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We provide a wide range of support and information to New Zealanders and their families who are experiencing breast cancer.

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We provide up to date information to empower those with breast cancer to make informed choices about their treatment and care.

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We provide a voice for those with breast cancer to ensure world-class detection, treatment and care is available in New Zealand.

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Lack of vitamin D linked to aggressive breast tumours

Low vitamin D levels among women with breast cancer correlate with more aggressive tumors and poorer prognosis, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center study highlighted at the American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C in May 2011.

The study is one of the first to examine vitamin D and breast cancer progression. Previous research has focused on vitamin D deficiency and the risk of cancer development. The URMC epidemiology study associates sub-optimal vitamin D levels with poor scores on every major biological marker that helps physicians predict a patient’s breast cancer outcome.

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Donna Morrison - Meeting life's challenges head on

Sadly, BCAC member group, the Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust (RBCT), recently lost their chairperson to breast cancer. Fellow trustees on the RBCT write of her warmth and vitality and how Donna showed them how to meet life's challenges head on.  Read their tribute below.

When I first met Donna we had an instant connection.  We were both facing a huge hurdle - breast cancer.  I had just completed my treatment journey and Donna was about to embark on hers.


Her wonderful sense of warmth and vitality was inspirational so we asked her to be a poster girl for the 2009 Pink Walk campaign.  She accepted and from then on Donna became one of our Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust sisters.

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TROG Trial

In 2007, Australian and New Zealand women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast were invited to take part in a research study organised by the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG). The study (BIG 3-07/TROG 07.01 trial) aimed to see whether improvements could be made to radiation treatment for these patients.

DCIS is most commonly treated via surgery to remove the part of the breast with DCIS, followed by radiation treatment. Radiation treatment has been shown to improve the chances of not developing further cancer in the affected breast. This study aimed to find an optimal radiation treatment regime for these patients.

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MARIANNE trial

Trial design

The MARIANNE trial was an international trial involving up to 1092 patients with progressive or recurrent locally advanced or previously untreated metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine (also known as T-DM1; brand name Kadcycla). Trastuzumab emtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of trastuzumab (brand name Herceptin® and others), a linker molecule and the cytotoxic (chemotherapeutic) agent DM1. Trastuzumab emtansine was a new drug at the time the trial began. (Trastuzumab is an antibody-based drug which binds to HER2 receptors in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.) 

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New linear accelerator for the south will make a difference

BCAC is pleased a new linear accelerator is in the wings for the Southern DHB and believes will make a difference for cancer patients.

 

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Triple negative breast cancer

Some breast cancers respond to hormones in our body and their growth is driven by the presence of these hormones - these are known as oestrogen and progesterone receptor positive breast cancers. 

Other breast cancers respond to the presence of the HER2 protein and will grown in response to this receptor - this is known as HER2-postive breast cancer.

Triple negative breast cancer, means the growth of breast cancer cells is not driven by:

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New digital breast screening unit in Rodney area

Women in the Rodney region, north of Auckland, will now have easier access to breast screening and more choice, thanks to a new digital mobile breast screening unit now operating in the area.

 

BreastScreen Waitemata Northland, screens about 35,500 women a year and the new mobile unit will operate from up to six sites throughout Rodney, replacing fixed breast screening sites in Orewa and Warkworth.

 

BCAC welcomes the initiative because fewer women will have to travel for a mammogram.  They can instead visit the mobile screening unit when it comes to their area.

 

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More women get free breast screening

BCAC welcomes new reports which show that nearly 41,500 more women aged 50 to 69 have taken part in the Government’s free breast cancer screening programme in the 24 months to December 2010 than in the previous period.

 

The percentage of Maori and Pasifika women having breast screening has had the greatest increase, with a further 5486 Maori women and 2898 Pasifika women taking part in the programme over the 24 month period to December 2010.

 

Associate Minister of Health, Hon Tariana Turia, says,“This increase is great news for women’s health. Not only are these women giving themselves the best chance for breast cancer to be found and treated early, but this is a sign women are prioritising their health.

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Women with secondary breast cancer put pen to paper and record their stories

Writing about our lives in a creative way offers a valuable means of expression.



The words written by someone who has ‘been there too’ can comfort and reassure others who are going through the same experience.

 

Inspired by an Australian collection of stories written by women with secondary breast cancer (Armed with Chocolate Frogs, Kate Carey Productions) over thirty Sweet Louise members have signed up to contribute their creative short stories and poems to a special Sweet Louise book.

 

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The Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) provides a united voice for NZ women who are experiencing breast cancer. We support, inform and represent those with breast cancer so they can make informed choices about their treatment and care. Formed in 2004, BCAC is a registered charity run by breast cancer survivors. If you would like to join us to help improve breast cancer treatment and care in Aotearoa, New Zealand please email us to find out more. 

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