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Ryman backs prostate cancer charities

Media Release – 28 September 2021 Team Ryman backs prostate cancer charities Men’s charities in New Zealand and Australia to benefit from fundraising efforts. Ryman Healthcare’s fantastic residents and team will concentrate all their fundraising efforts on prostate cancer charities in New Zealand and Australia for the coming year. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of New…

Research Grant Applications Open

At the Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ, we have a proud history of supporting innovative research projects that seek to improve clinical outcomes, further our knowledge of prostate and testicular cancer, inform approaches to high quality support for those affected and assist us to advocate towards making a positive difference in Aotearoa New Zealand. We’re…

The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2020

Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency on 2 February 2021 released The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2020 Report, which they refer to as the first stage in an ongoing critical analysis of New Zealand’s cancer care system. This is our response. While this report offers a comprehensive overview of where cancer…

Simon Wilson: Cancer Diary

Senior Herald writer Simon Wilson was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent surgery in early 2018, a journey he documented in his Cancer Diaries published in the NZ Herald. Prior to Christmas 2020 he made daily visits to Auckland City Hospital where he “found fear and hope in 33 days in the radiotherapy room”. Read…