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Young New Zealanders facing bowel cancer call for action as new report reveals gaps in care
12 November 2025
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Bowel Cancer New Zealand welcomes faster, simpler test for patients with symptoms
9 October 2025
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An important step forward, but bigger changes needed to save lives from bowel cancer
9 October 2025
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Government delay is costing lives – experts and families call for bowel screening at 45
24 September 2025
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Bowel Cancer NZ meets with Health Minister to press for action on screening from age 45 and post-treatment exercise programme
12 August 2025
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New revelations cast further doubt on bowel screening decision
20 March 2025
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Screening Age Announcement Leaves Prime Minister’s Promise 90% Unmet
6 March 2025
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Bowel Cancer NZ Meets New Health Minister to Discuss Screening from 45
4 March 2025
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Our Medical Advisor Headlines in TIME Magazine!
17 February 2025
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Community Gathers to Address Colonoscopy Delays in Palmerston North
4 February 2025
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Scammer Alert
3 February 2025
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Cancer screening cut decision ‘certain to cost Kiwi lives’
13 December 2024
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Significant drug funding milestone for cancer patients
1 November 2024
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Charity announces new Chief Executive
29 October 2024
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Charity concerned by slow screening rollout for Māori and Pasifika
24 July 2024
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Relief as new bowel cancer drugs announced
10 July 2024
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Broken drug funding promise
4 June 2024
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Take action this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
21 May 2024
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CANGO response to Pharmac funding
1 May 2024
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Advocate groups welcome changes to travel assistance scheme
27 March 2024
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Call for action on World Cancer Day
4 February 2024
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No debate – bowel screening age to be lowered
28 September 2023
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Urgent call for political action on cancer
13 September 2023
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Patient organisations declare medicines crisis in NZ
28 August 2023
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Barker gets moving for bowel cancer fundraiser
29 May 2023
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Financial Assistance Service launched
4 November 2022
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Call for government to urgently address “unacceptable” barriers
19 September 2022
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Bowel screening age for Māori and Pasifika lowered
24 May 2022
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Report highlights how far there is still to go
28 April 2022
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Stop “shrugging your shoulders” at cancer deaths
6 October 2021
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Health system failing young bowel cancer patients
29 July 2021
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Help beat the devastating impact of bowel cancer at moveyourbutt.org.nz
1 June 2021
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Bowel Cancer New Zealand wants action to right inequities
3 February 2021
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Dairy and low-fat diet can reduce risk of bowel cancer – study
25 November 2020
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CANGO pre-election manifesto 2020
5 August 2020
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Never Too Young runs in remembrance of young lives lost to bowel cancer
31 July 2020
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Get moving to beat the devastating impact of bowel cancer
18 May 2020
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Bowel Cancer’s ‘Forgotten 360’
26 February 2020
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Overdue bowel screening finally hits halfway mark
14 November 2019
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Cancer agency welcomed but now the real work begins
2 September 2019
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Urgent need for investigation into variations
6 March 2019
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Report highlights issues that must be addressed
6 December 2018
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A research first for bowel cancer in New Zealand
5 October 2018
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Positive step forward for bowel cancer screening
8 August 2018
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Never Too Young campaign focus for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
31 May 2018
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People missed for screening unacceptable to Bowel Cancer New Zealand
18 April 2018
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Waitemata DHB warnings ignored by Ministry of Health
20 March 2018
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New Zealand lags behind Australia’s improved bowel cancer survival rates
4 March 2016
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Sigmoidoscopy is nothing but a distraction - Bowel Cancer NZ
Sigmoidoscopy is nothing but a distraction
20 February 2016
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