Breast Cancer
Craig Rossiter: breast cancer
Owner of a transmission business in Manurewa, and one of the interviewees in She's Got Breast Cancer. Audio
Southern DHB promises seamless transition for breast screening
The Southern District Health Board is promising women in the region won't be left without breast cancer screening when it stops doing it next year. Audio
Long-time medical director of Pharmac set to stand down
An outgoing leader at Pharmac says funding of the breast cancer drug Herceptin was the toughest decision he was involved in. Audio
Cancer lobby raises ethical questions over Herceptin study
A breast cancer lobby group is seeking to end New Zealand's participation in a key trial involving the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Audio
NZ woman facing double mastectomy speaks out
It's one woman's medical decision that has received worldwide attention. In an essay published in the New York Times, the Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, writes about having a double mastectomy after… Audio
Tune Your Engine - Breast Cancer
Peggy Orenstein, author and contributing editor to the New York Times Magazine, talks about the phenomenon she calls Pink Washing: the myths of breast cancer - two decades on from the introduction of… Audio
Science : Body Parts
Jean Fleming from the Otago School of Medicine; talking about breast cancer and how it runs in some families. Audio
More women are taking part in cancer screening programmes
More women than ever before are taking part in screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer. Audio
Landmark patent ruling over breast cancer gene BRCA1
With Ian Olver - Chief Executive of the Australian Cancer Council. Audio
The men in the lives of breast cancer sufferers
Peter Calder's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. He's putting together a book that records the experiences of the men who suffer as well when the cancer strikes either a partner, mother, sister… Audio
Breast screening can result in unnecessary treatment
A new study says many thousands of women may be receiving treatment for breast cancer that might not be life threatening. Audio
Cancer experts skeptical of claims breast cancer risk
Australian researchers have found women living further south are nearly twice as likely to develop breast cancer. Audio
Untying Pink Ribbons
National Film Board of Canada producer Ravida Din on Pink Ribbons Inc, a documentary that unveils a growing dissatisfactory response to how womens' breast cancer issues are being promoted throughout… Audio
Review of biopsy errors
Can women have faith in the National Breast Screening programme? Jenny Engles is one of the women whose biopsy samples were mixed up, resulting in an unnecessary breast removal; Don Mackie is the… Audio
Women's health group says breast screening is failing NZ women
A women's health group says they have lost faith in breast screening programmes after laboratory mix-ups led to three women having their breasts removed when they didn't have cancer. Audio
Breast cancer screening under investigation
An urgent investigation has begun into how breast screening may have missed the cancer in 28 women in Otago and Southland. Audio
Breast screening problems in Otago and Southland
With Don Mackie - Mininstry of Health's Chief Medical Officer and Libby Burgess - chair person of the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition. Audio
Funding for new breast cancer drug disappoints
Pharmac has decided to fund a new treatment for those with aggressive breast cancer, as an alternative to Herceptin. Audio
Oversight of breast cancer screening services under fire
Resignations from the Health Ministry have sparked a critical independent review of its oversight of the country's breast-screening services. Audio
Tune Your Engine - Breast Cancer
On the 30th anniversary of Nancy Brinker's vow to her sister, she has published her memoirs titled, "Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer". The book's… Audio