Diana Sarfati
NZ cancer patients missing out on 'gold standard' drugs -report
More than 1000 New Zealand cancer patients a year are missing out on gold-standard cancer drugs readily available in Australia.
The Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o te Kahu, has released a report this… Audio
People with cancer symptoms urged to get tested
People with cancer symptoms are being urged to get tested, after hundreds of cases went undiagnosed during last year's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
Te Aho o Te Kahu, the independent Cancer Control… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Impacted cancer patients will be treated in NZ - Sarfati
Because of the lockdown in Victoria, Waikato cancer patients will most likely stay in this country to finish their treatment.
Australia had initially been considered as a possible option for care… Audio
Rollout of NZ's Covid-19 vaccines is complicated
The first Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines have landed. They'll be administered to frontline border workers from this Saturday. Health officials expect all New Zealanders aged over 16 to be… Audio
Māori twice as likely to die from cancer than non-Māori - Cancer Control Agency
Māori are more than twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.
That's among the findings of the first report from the country's new Cancer Control Agency, Te Aho o Te Kahu, which takes an… Audio
Māori more likely to die from cancer - Cancer Control Agency
Māori continue to be twice as likely as non-Māori to die from cancer.
That's the key finding of the country's new Cancer Control Agency's first rnajor report.
Mackenzie Smith reports.
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Surgeons call for action on bowel cancer screening for Māori
The Royal College of Surgeons says it is dismayed the Health Ministry has gone against its own expert advice and refused to lower the age for bowel screening for Maori. The National bowel screening… Audio
Link found between permanent hair dye and increased cancer risk
A scientific study of more than 45,000 women has found a link between permanent hair dye and an increased risk of breast cancer. Cancer epidemiologist Diana Sarfati from the Cancer Control… Audio
Coronavirus: Cancer Society urges hospitals to catch up on screenings
The Cancer Society says 400 people could die from cancer unnecessarily if hospitals don't catch up quickly enough after the lockdown.
Urgent treatment and diagnosis has been happening under level… Audio
Some cancer screenings to resume
How has Covid 19 impacted on cancer patients, and those who may have the disease but cannot be diagnosed? Since lockdown began four weeks ago many patients' cancer treatment regimes have been changed… Audio
How will new cancer agency achieve its goals?
How is the country's new Cancer Control Agency going to balance the demand for new, expensive cancer treatments within limited resources? The establishment of the Agency was announced last last year… Audio
More needs to be done to eliminate preventable cancers - researcher
More needs to be done to eliminate preventable cancers in the Pacific, and to control others, a leading researcher says. Audio
Diana Sarfati - The future of cancer in New Zealand
An ageing and growing population means the number of New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer is predicted to double by 2040. This is just one of the challenges facing University of Otago epidemiologist… Audio
Will Māori cancer survival rates match Pākēhā in 10 years? Dr Diana Sarfati responds
The boss of the agency set up to ensure Māori get the same chance of surviving cancer as Pākēhā doesn't know if that's achievable within the 10-year time frame the government's set.
Māori are 20… Video, Audio
Doctors promise faster diagnosis under new cancer plan
Cancer doctors are promising faster diagnosis of cancer and better chances of survival for all New Zealanders under a new plan announced on Sunday. The government unveiled its long-awaited ten-year… Audio
Otago University doctor appointed interim head of new cancer agency
An Otago University public health doctor and cancer epidemiologist has been appointed as the interim national director of the new Cancer Control Agency announced by the Government yesterday. Otago… Audio
Pacific health ministers welcome cancer report
A cancer specialist spearheading efforts to improve cancer treatment in the Pacific says they got a positive reception from Pacific Health Ministers last week. Audio
Burnt food and hairdryers causing cancer?
Diana Sarfati of Massey University talks about some environmental factors that influence cancer. Audio
NZ testicular cancer trends differ from o'seas
A new study shows testicular cancer trends in New Zealand differ from the rest of the developed world. Audio