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The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is the country’s foremost breast cancer education and awareness organisation. It is a non-government funded charitable trust promoting awareness of breast cancer, providing information and education, and raising funds to support breast cancer related initiatives including research, scholarships, medical grants, community education and a breast cancer patient register. The Foundation was specifically established to educate all New Zealanders on the life-saving benefits of early detection and the importance of mammograms.
Our symbol is the ‘pink ribbon’, the international symbol of breast cancer and trademarked to the Foundation in New Zealand. October is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Foundation’s major fundraising event. The month is supported by an extensive multi-media campaign, education programme, the sale of pink ribbons through retailers nationwide, and the Pink Ribbon Day Street Appeal.
Vision
To prevent New Zealanders developing and dying from breast cancer. Mission
We are committed to preventing New Zealanders developing and dying from breast cancer through education, awareness, research, medical support and development, community outreach and advocacy. Strategies• To reduce breast cancer morbidity and mortality Target Audience• All women – and in particular those hard to reach women in remote areas, and ethnic groups. |




