Help women with breast cancer - live well for longer
Please give generously to provide women like Diana with advanced breast cancer acess to compassionate support and vital treatments.
1 in 5 women have no record of receiving treatment, and many will struggle to manage their symptoms
Together with our supporters, we’ve made some hard-earned progress in treatment and care.
• More available medicines. There are now six more funded treatments in New Zealand since 2018, including the first targeted treatment for advanced triple negative
breast cancer – the most aggressive sub-type.
• Nurse-led telehealth support through ABCpro that gives people personalised care and control over complex
symptoms and side-effects.
Diana's story
Diana was first diagnosed with breast cancer 13 years ago, from a pea-sized lump too deep to detect on a self-check.
“The mammogram found the lump. I didn’t really believe it at first. I just sat there and thought, what do I do now?”
After surgery, a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, Diana felt confident she would reach a 10 year cancer-free milstone.
But one year out from that, she found another lump.
"The doctor hugged me and said my breast cancer has travelled to my spine, ribs, pelvis and lymph nodes."
Diana was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at age 67.
"They gave me three to five years. I'm determined to outlive that."
Diana wants more time. More time for the people she loves and the things she loves doing.
Diana, enjoying life playing bowls
Diana with her grandchildren.
Your support is urgently needed, let's turn months into milestones
Together, we can help turn an incurable condition into a manageable one, and give women like Diana more time with those they love.
