Our Vision
Eliminating death and suffering from prostate cancer. We will achieve this through offering peer support to men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer (and their families); actively promoting awareness of this disease through community promotions, including our Blue September campaign; funding research; and advocating for patients. More…
Latest News
CEO Retirement
The Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand, Graeme Woodside, has advised the Board of his retirement, effective early February 2021. The Board very much regrets his retirement but respects his wish to cease full-time employment. Graeme joined the Foundation as CEO in early spring 2013, having had considerable experience in…
Prost-FIT launches on the Shore
We’re really excited to announce that Prost-FIT, the programme designed specifically for men with prostate cancer, has hit Auckland with the first class starting in Northcote, Thursday 29 October. All the details are on the flyer in this post, RSVP to class organiser Lisa Gombinsky. A West Auckland class is due to kick off Nov…
Prostate Cancer Screening – It’s Time to Re-think the Current Inconsistent ‘Opportunistic’ Approach
Research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on 9 October 2020 clearly points to the need to reconsider the current inconsistent approach to prostate cancer screening for Kiwi men.[i] Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed in New Zealand men and the numbers have increased by over 25% in the last five years, with…
Prostate cancer wasn’t horrific for Mark von Dadelszen. He’d prepared for it for 15 years.
28 Sept, 2020 | Hawkes Bay Today, via NZ Herald | By: Sahiban Hyde Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12368314 To say Havelock North man Mark von Dadelszen is lucky he caught his prostate cancer early would be doing him a disservice. Regular checks every year for more than 15 years put him in an enviable position when one fine…
Tomatoes turning Blue this September
Not only are tomatoes a great part of any healthy diet, they are set to make an important impact as part of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s annual awareness and fundraising campaign – Blue September. New Zealand owned and Drury-based company NZ Hothouse has stepped up again this year to support the Blue September campaign. NZ…
CEO Retirement
The Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand, Graeme Woodside, has advised the Board of his retirement, effective early February 2021. The Board very much regrets his retirement but respects his wish to cease full-time employment. Graeme joined the Foundation as CEO in early spring 2013, having had considerable experience in…
Prost-FIT launches on the Shore
We’re really excited to announce that Prost-FIT, the programme designed specifically for men with prostate cancer, has hit Auckland with the first class starting in Northcote, Thursday 29 October. All the details are on the flyer in this post, RSVP to class organiser Lisa Gombinsky. A West Auckland class is due to kick off Nov…
Prostate Cancer Screening – It’s Time to Re-think the Current Inconsistent ‘Opportunistic’ Approach
Research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on 9 October 2020 clearly points to the need to reconsider the current inconsistent approach to prostate cancer screening for Kiwi men.[i] Prostate cancer is the leading cancer diagnosed in New Zealand men and the numbers have increased by over 25% in the last five years, with…
Prostate cancer wasn’t horrific for Mark von Dadelszen. He’d prepared for it for 15 years.
28 Sept, 2020 | Hawkes Bay Today, via NZ Herald | By: Sahiban Hyde Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12368314 To say Havelock North man Mark von Dadelszen is lucky he caught his prostate cancer early would be doing him a disservice. Regular checks every year for more than 15 years put him in an enviable position when one fine…
Tomatoes turning Blue this September
Not only are tomatoes a great part of any healthy diet, they are set to make an important impact as part of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s annual awareness and fundraising campaign – Blue September. New Zealand owned and Drury-based company NZ Hothouse has stepped up again this year to support the Blue September campaign. NZ…