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Breast cancer support
Breast cancer support
- Support services and information for people affected by breast cancer and their family/whānau.
Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition(external link)
Provides a voice for New Zealand women who have experienced breast cancer. They strive to make world-class detection, treatment and care accessible to all those affected by breast cancer in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Breast Cancer Foundation (NZ)(external link)
Phone 09 304 0766, freephone 0800 BC NURSE, toll free 0800 902 732, or email [email protected], or find a breast cancer group in your region in their online directory. If you have questions or concerns about breast cancer you can contact their specialist nurses for advice and find out about our resources to support you including new patient packs, heart pillows/drain bags, counselling and rehab support.
Breast Cancer Support Aotearoa(external link)
Phone 0800 273 222 8:30am to 5:00pm, 365 days a year. Run by women who have experienced breast cancer. Provides phone counselling and support groups.
Breastfed NZ Facebook page(external link)
Online support for people affected by breast cancer and their family/whānau.
Cancer Society of NZ(external link)
Helpline 0800 226 237 (0800 CANCER) or email [email protected]. Support for when you or someone you care about has cancer.
National Screening Unit - Breastscreen Aotearoa(external link)
Freephone 0800 270 200. The national breast screening service offering free mammograms every 2 years to women aged 45 to 69, gradually increasing to 74.
Sweet Louise(external link)
Support line 0800 112 277 or email [email protected]. Provides practical, emotional and social support and services for New Zealanders living with incurable breast cancer. They provide the compassion and care they need to live as well as possible, for as long as possible.
BreastScreen Aotearoa: treatment services and support for women with breast cancer(external link) HealthEd, NZ, 2007
Benign breast conditions – breast pain (mastalgia)(external link) HealthEd, NZ, 2019
Benign breast conditions – breast calcifications(external link) HealthEd, NZ, 2022
Breast awareness – what you need to know(external link) Breast Cancer Foundation, NZ, 2019
Breast cancer(external link) Cancer Society, NZ, 2019 Hindi(external link), Samoan(external link), Tongan [PDF, 1.6 MB] Korean(external link), Traditional Chinese(external link), Maori(external link)
Breast conditions – ductal carcinoma in situ(external link) Health Ed, NZ, 2017
Benign breast conditions – fibroadenoma(external link) HealthEd, NZ, 2019
Breast cancer services directory(external link) Breast Cancer Foundation, NZ
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