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…
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…
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…
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…
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