We're Asking Kiwis To GIVE IT UP For Gut Cancer This March
January 27, 2023
Will you ditch booze, sugar or the sofa?
This March, Gut Cancer Foundation is asking for Aotearoa to GIVE IT UP For Gut Cancer by choosing to ditch alcohol, sugar or the sofa and raise funds for their efforts.During the month, participants are supported by the Gut Cancer Foundation team, and a whole month of webina...
GCF announces new grant for pancreatic cancer research
December 1, 2022
The Gut Cancer Foundation is delighted to announce a new grant of $100,000 for a New Zealand study offering new hope of preventing pancreatic cancer in a high risk group of patients.
Every year, hundreds of New Zealanders are diagnosed with a form of pancreatic cyst known as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN). The likelihood that these cysts develop into pancreatic cancer varies, but for those at most risk, there is a 25% chance that their I...
GCF launches Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
October 31, 2022
Gut Cancer Foundation Shines A Light on Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of all major cancers. With symptoms often vague, mild, missed, or ignored, 80 to 95 percent of those diagnosed are in stage 3 or 4, too late for curative surgery. Over 700 New Zealanders are diagnosed with pancreatic can...
GIVE IT UP for Gut Cancer fundraisers share their 'why'.
March 23, 2023
This month, 1630 kiwis have decided to GIVE IT UP for Gut Cancer and chosen to forego the sofa, booze or sugar to drive awareness and raise funds for kiwis living with a cancer of the digestive system. Some of our participants have shared their stories with media, shari...
Businesses Must Help Address Alarming Rates Of Gut Cancer
March 10, 2023
Johnathan Mitchell of NBR spoke to two businesses getting behind GIVE IT UP For Gut Cancer.Donna Weston of Clear Head Drinks says rather than do away with the Friday drinks and work social events, It's important for businesses to be responsible employers by educating staff a...
Gut Cancer Foundation Is Named As NZ Beneficiary Of New Soap Brand Shope
February 14, 2023
We are delighted to announce that we are bringing some hope to New Zealand… or rather SHOPE, to be precise.We are the New Zealand beneficiaries of SHOPE - a new range of luxury bath products with a percentage of the proceeds going towards world-class research into kicking...
Stomach Cancer Awareness In The Media
December 12, 2022
As a part of our Stomach Cancer Awareness Month in August, we helped Dr Karen Paringatai tell her story.
Karen is a carrier of the CDH1 genetic mutation that means diffuse-type stomach cancer has a 70-80% likelihood of developing. To combat this, she had her stom...
In the news: pancreatic cancer patient raising awareness of deadly 'forgotten cancer'
November 28, 2022
Newshub's Amanda Gillies spoke to Nyree Smith
Gut Cancer Foundation ambassador Nyree Smith was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer more than five years ago. She had no symptoms, just a bossy new GP who insisted she be tested.
She spoke to Amanda Gillies about her journey and the inception of the PanCan Gala and why sh...
Gala Helps Shine A Light On Pancreatic Cancer
Friday 18 November saw the Auckland War Memorial Museum host the first ever PanCan Gala. Two years in the making, the gala was the idea of Nyree Smith while she was undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. She wanted to create an event that would raise funds for r...
Upcoming webinar: Diet & Nutrition in Pancreatic cancer
November 14, 2022
Join us and our guest speakers, Dr Amanda Landers and Helen Brown, for this free online webinar where we will discuss diet and nutrition in relation to pancreatic cancer. We will explore how a pancreatic cancer diagnosis impacts on diet and nutrition, discuss what to conside...
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