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Sarah Gandy is on a mission to make you engage with your boobs (Photos: supplied)

Breast Assured: Join us on a journey into the wonderful world of boobs

Talking about breasts is important. So important, in fact, that Sarah Gandy is hosting a new podcast series about it. 
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By Sarah Gandy | 18th October, 2021
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The doctor devoted to improving Māori breast cancer care

Emma Espiner talks to Dr Maxine Ronald, the only wahine Māori consultant breast cancer surgeon in the world, about inequities in breast cancer outcomes for Māori.
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By Emma Wehipeihana | 28th October, 2020
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Emily Writes: Everything you need to know about mammograms

The facts are simple: mammograms save lives. But what's it like to have one? Emily Writes talks to Dr Monica Saini about keeping your breasts at their best.
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By Emily Writes | 12th October, 2020
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Sarah Gandy is on a mission to make you engage with your boobs (Photos: supplied)

Check your breasts for change – it could save your life

After surviving breast cancer, Sarah Gandy has made it her mission to make sure New Zealand women know the signs of the disease so they can too.
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By Emily Writes | 1st October, 2020
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One in nine NZ women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime (Photo: Getty Images)

What the next government must do to save lives from breast cancer

The next government must improve access to diagnosis and treatment to prevent more deaths, says Breast Cancer Foundation NZ CEO Evangelia Henderson. 
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By Evangelia Henderson | 24th September, 2020
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Talia Cooper was six months’ pregnant when she discovered a lump on her breast (Photo: Supplied)

Talia Cooper was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30. Here’s why she feels lucky

Young, healthy and six months' pregnant, she discovered a lump on her breast.
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By Fiona Rae | 25th July, 2020
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‘It was terrifying’: Surviving breast cancer and lockdown

Stacey Morrison talks to Chloe Irvine about surviving breast cancer through Covid-19.
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By Stacey Morrison | 9th July, 2020
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How to self-check your breasts and why you need to do it every month

Alex Casey gives her boobs some TLC with help from Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.
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By Alex Casey | 26th June, 2020
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