May 8th is World Ovarian Cancer Day Learn more about the day here. Cure Our Ovarian Cancer has generously been donated billboards across New Zealand. We encourage you to go, check them out – take a photo – and tag …
New Compassionate Access Pharmaceutical Scheme
In this article: AstraZeneca announce new compassionate access scheme for ovarian cancer Pharmac respond to our submission on Avastin AstraZeneca have announced a new compassionate access scheme to give more women access to Olaparib sooner. Their compassionate access scheme gives …
COVID-19 and Ovarian Cancer
Last Updated January 29th 2022 Cure Our Ovarian Cancer NZ wants to acknowledge that the pandemic is particularly challenging for people living with ovarian cancer. We have collated a selection of resources which may be helpful. Any woman living with …
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill – Oral Submission
Late last year we made a submission on behalf of the New Zealand ovarian cancer community to recommend improvements to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill. Aotearoa New Zealand’s public health system has been found to be fragmented, inequitable and …
12 ways your support helped ovarian cancer in 2021
We are so proud of all the incredible things our amazing donors, fundraisers and supporters have helped us achieve in the past year. Together we are making huge strides to diagnose women earlier, treat them better and improve survival to …
Ovarian Cancer Appreciation Awards
What makes a good doctor? When it comes to ovarian cancer diagnosis we think it’s someone who really listens, takes symptoms seriously and acts quickly to get a diagnosis. We want to hear from women in NZ with ovarian cancer …
Open letter to Pharmac Review Panel
To the Pharmac Review Panel On behalf of CANGO (The Alliance of Cancer NGOs) we would like to acknowledge our full support of the review of Pharmac – the first independent assessment of Pharmac since its creation over 25 years …
Open letter to the Government to establish an innovative acceleration fund for PHARMAC
We need to protect cancer patients and hospital resources in the time of Covid. IV chemotherapy is resource intensive and immunosuppressive. It takes hours of hospital time to administer and increases vulnerability to covid complications. In contrast PARP inhibitors …
Three Women Cycle, Run and Walk 1000km for Cure Our Ovarian Cancer
A beautiful story of friendship, determination and a great cause. Focus magazine recently shared Kate’s experiences of ovarian cancer and her incredible friends who took our September Step Up Challenge to the next level to support our crucial work. We …
New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Month
September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month Every year over 1000 wahine in New Zealand will be diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer. Gynaecological cancers include ovarian, cervical, uterine (also known as womb or endometrial), vulva and vaginal. Over 400 wahine die …