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May 17, 2022
June 2022 is bowel cancer awareness month, and Bowel Cancer New Zealand's annual Move Your Butt challenge.
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April 28, 2022
The report released today by Te Aho o Te Kahu (the Cancer Control Agency) is a small step in the right direction, but there is still a long way to go.
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April 4, 2022
Targeted drugs for metastatic bowel cancer aren’t funded in New Zealand. Why are Kiwis being denied access to these medicines?
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February 17, 2022
Jenny-May lost her brother to bowel cancer at age 54, so she knows first hand how important it is to seek help early.
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February 8, 2022
We've put together some information and answers to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccination and cancer treatments during the pandemic.
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December 19, 2021
Nitrates in drinking water are highly unlikely to increase the risk of bowel cancer in NZ, according to the current weight of evidence.
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October 6, 2021
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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July 29, 2021
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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June 10, 2021
We’re proud to be contributing $60,0000 towards a Kaupapa Māori Qualitative Study.
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June 1, 2021
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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April 16, 2021
Not long after Rachael was diagnosed, all she wanted to do was create more awareness around bowel cancer.
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March 15, 2021
Kevin Biggar’s life was touched by bowel cancer when his Mum died. As a motivational speaker and adventurer, he’s determined to spread the word and get Kiwis talking about it.
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March 15, 2021
After suffering from IBD for 22 years, Tamsyn was diagnosed with bowel cancer at just 31. Despite going through chemo, she’s doing the challenge to raise awareness and inspire others.
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February 3, 2021
We call on the Ministry of Health to prove equitable health care is a priority for the government on World Cancer Day.
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February 3, 2021
As we dealt with COVID-19 here in NZ, cancer screening and testing declined. But don’t wait. Contact your doctor. Get checked.
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February 2, 2021
Covid-19 impacted our funding, but it certainly didn't slow us down in 2020.
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November 25, 2020
This four-year study was the first to specifically examine the role of diet as a cause of bowel cancer in NZ.
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November 18, 2020
Our communications manager has been selected to share her personal insights.
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September 9, 2020
We're really pleased with how our Never Too Young article looks in MediBoard NZ's very first edition.
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August 21, 2020
Bum Huggers is a project we've released in collaboration with Great Full NZ where all profits go to our charity.
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August 5, 2020
Cancer is the leading cause of death in New Zealand. This year, 23,000 New Zealanders will be diagnosed with cancer and 10,000 will die.
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July 31, 2020
The campaign is running this August, in memory of 4 brave young people who appeared in the 2018 campaign and have sadly passed away since.
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June 3, 2020
A group of bowel cancer patients has put together a nationwide campaign highlighting that you are never too young for bowel cancer.
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May 18, 2020
June 2020 is bowel cancer awareness month – and it’s also our annual Move your Butt fundraiser.
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May 17, 2020
Since 2013 CottonSofts have worked with us every year, creating campaigns to help raise awareness and much-needed funds.
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May 6, 2020
Emma Purchase's gorgeous husband Chris, the father to her two children, tragically passed away at the end of February from stage 4 bowel cancer.
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March 16, 2020
Some people with bowel cancer are more at risk of becoming seriously ill if they contract the COVID-19 infection.
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March 6, 2020
Former Black Caps fast bowler and cricket commentator Simon Doull and his wife Liana have become Bowel Cancer NZ ambassadors.
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March 5, 2020
Jane Lowe's experience of nearly losing her mother to bowel cancer has left her determined to help more Kiwis prevent and beat bowel cancer.
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March 4, 2020
Edwin Lim has several very moving reasons to get involved in this year’s Move your Butt challenge.
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February 26, 2020
“The government is turning its back on hundreds of New Zealanders in their fifties, condemning many to an unnecessarily early grave.”
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January 21, 2020
Deborah (Debbie) Mary Fitzpatrick passed away on 27 June 2019 after a 2 ½ year battle with bowel cancer.
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January 8, 2020
Bowel cancer survivor and registered nurse, Kirsty Wing, is representing the patient / public perspective on the Bowel Screening Advisory Group
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November 15, 2019
Our chairperson Trisha Cooney recently attended the MedTech Showcase in Parliament, hosted by the Minister of Health.
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November 14, 2019
Bowel Cancer New Zealand is critical of how long the nationwide rollout has taken, and how long it will continue to take for the remaining half of New Zealand to get access to life-saving bowel screening.
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November 14, 2019
Bowel Cancer New Zealand is pleased to see the bowel screening programme finally rolled out to half of New Zealand’s 20 DHBs.
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October 24, 2019
In 2018 a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Mercy Hospital co-designed an animated video with a talented group of students at Otago Polytech.
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October 3, 2019
Like waves hitting rocks, bouncing off and then returning once again is how wide the cancer impact feels...
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September 2, 2019
Bowel Cancer New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement yesterday of a national control agency and a funding boost for Pharmac.
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June 24, 2019
Nat would be shouting at us from the heavens. She was the MOST competitive, feisty, hearty, mouthy (netball) player you'd find.
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June 13, 2019
I’m not someone who usually does this sort of thing, but this cause is just too important to ignore.
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June 4, 2019
For father-of-three Mike Heiler staying alive meant packing up his family's life in Wanaka and moving five hours away to Christchurch.
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June 4, 2019
Our amazing current leader on the Move your Butt fundraising leaderboard, Evie, is planning to ‘plant a tree pose’ every day in June.
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June 4, 2019
Well, as the beginning of the challenge nears I find myself in an awkward situation. Am I going to be ready to start?
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May 21, 2019
It's days like today that make something harder than it should be. Beaten by that dreaded word again BOWEL CANCER.
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May 19, 2019
Kim Calvert is Country Manager at Cottonsoft New Zealand, and he and his team are definitely getting behind the Move your Butt challenge in June.
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May 6, 2019
Nigel Latta, TV host, author and psychologist, is getting behind the Move your Butt challenge in June.
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May 3, 2019
Nutritionist, media commentator and mother, Claire Turnbull, is taking on the Move your Butt challenge to help more Kiwis beat bowel cancer.
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May 3, 2019
Sports commentator, Jenny-May Clarkson, is taking on the Move your Butt challenge this June to help more Kiwis beat bowel cancer.
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April 16, 2019
Professor Frank Frizelle is a bowel cancer specialist, Professor of Surgery and the Editor in Chief of the New Zealand medical journey.
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April 16, 2019
You've signed up for the Challenge and feeling great - but now you’ve got to start preparing to Move that Butt!
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April 15, 2019
It’s two weeks since I signed on to the Move your Butt challenge and it’s all on!
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April 15, 2019
So I’ve signed up for this challenge. No big deal I think! But…it is a big deal. I have long wanted to work with Bowel Cancer NZ.
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April 13, 2019
Ann Bradley is adamant that she’s going to participate in Move your Butt month - partly for her fitness, but primarily to help spread the word.
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April 12, 2019
Burpees for Bowel Cancer is my Move your Butt challenge and I’m making steady progress.
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April 12, 2019
Britt Chambers is a huge supporter of Bowel Cancer New Zealand and a true inspiration to us all.
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March 6, 2019
Bowel Cancer NZ wants to see an urgent investigation into the "wide variation" in mortality rates following bowel cancer surgery across the country, as revealed in the 2019 Bowel Cancer Quality Improvement Report.
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December 6, 2018
“We have been calling for the government to increase workforce capacity since 2010 and yet nothing has been done to address these concerns."
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October 5, 2018
A Bowel Cancer NZ funded study ‘New Zealanders’ experiences and pathways to a diagnosis of bowel cancer: a cross-sectional descriptive study of a younger cohort,’ is the first to present bowel cancer patients’ perspectives and experiences of the pathways to diagnosis in NZ.
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August 8, 2018
Positive step forward for bowel cancer screening Bowel Cancer New Zealand is pleased the Ministry of Health has accepted the series of recommendations from the bowel screening review, and looks forward to working with the Ministry going forward.
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May 31, 2018
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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April 18, 2018
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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March 20, 2018
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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March 4, 2016
We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
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