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We are calling on the Prime Minister to adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.
Bowel Cancer New Zealand wants action to right inequities
We call on the Ministry of Health to prove equitable health care is a priority for the government on World Cancer Day.
Dairy and low-fat diet can reduce risk of bowel cancer – study
This four-year study was the first to specifically examine the role of diet as a cause of bowel cancer in NZ.
CANGO pre-election manifesto 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.
Never Too Young runs in remembrance of young lives lost to bowel cancer
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.
Get moving to beat the devastating impact of bowel cancer
June 2020 is bowel cancer awareness month – and it’s also our annual Move your Butt fundraiser.
Bowel Cancer’s ‘Forgotten 360’
“The government is turning its back on hundreds of New Zealanders in their fifties, condemning many to an unnecessarily early grave.”
Overdue bowel screening finally hits halfway mark
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.
Cancer agency welcomed but now the real work begins
Bowel Cancer New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement yesterday of a national control agency and a funding boost for Pharmac.
Urgent need for investigation into variations
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.