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New research grant awarded

Professor Peter Shepherd, Dr Khanh Tran and their team at the University of Auckland, have been awarded $50,000 for one year to study a form of colorectal cancer which is difficult to treat normally. A drug combination used to treat melonoma will be trialed in the laboratory as a pre-clinical experiment to determine if there is any tumour response using the drugs vemurafenib and axitinib.  This funding is thanks to the Ted and Mollie Carr Fund through Perpetual...

Community Power

Raise funds for GCF by just switching on your light switch! Your power bill will not change and each individual household enrolled will give us $100 to $150 a year.  Register click here...

Fellowship open

 Subject: Call for Applications: Part time 0.3-0.5 FTE Gastro-Intestinal (GI) Cancer Clinical Research FellowshipSubject title: GICI NZ: Call for Applications – Part time 0.3-0.5 FTE GI Cancer Clinical Research FellowshipThe GI Cancer Institute NZ is calling for applications for:Part time GI Cancer Clinical FellowshipThe GI Cancer Institute NZ offers one part time 0.3-0.5 FTE GI Cancer Clinical Research Fellowship award each year supported by the Hugh Green Foundation. The Fellowship is f...

Award for Professor Michael Findlay

Our own Professor Michael Findlay was awarded the John Zalcberg OAM award at the AGITG conference in Cairns for his services to GI cancer in Australia and New Zealand. Pictured with the man himself and our new brand / logo. Very proud moment for NZ team. Congratulations Mike!!...

Koru Hideaway Dine In

Koru Hideaway and Lisa Toi hosted a gorgeous Dine In. Pictures can be found through here   You can host your own Dine In, just go to our fundraising page for more information. Any size, any shape.....all are important and every dollar counts....

Bowel Cancer Screening starts

Congratulations to the Ministry of Health for starting the National Bowel Screening Programme. Watch the latest Sunday programme here. The first screening programme for men and women. It is for ages 60 to 74 years. Just over 300 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer between the ages of 50 and 59 years. So keep aware of those symptoms such as bleeding from the bowel, unexplained weight loss and anaemia. Demand a colonoscopy if these occur!...

Thank you

Thanks Turners Cars for donating the Hyundai i35 SUV to GICI. It is going to make such a difference to our visibility in the community. Can't wait to get it signed with the new brand!...

New Director, Lisa Toi

Lisa Toi has 25 years commercial/strategic experience across range of industries and global organisations including 21 years in the NZ healthcare sector. She is currently a consultant providing strategic, stakeholder engagement consulting and project management resource to a range of public and private organisations engaging in consumer-centred digital health or behaviour change programmes.  Her passion for gastro-intestinal cancers is due to her mother dying from bowel and liver cancer as ...

Dr YK Ip

Dr YK Ip tells his story of diagnosis and journey with rectal cancer Despite being a doctor he had to battle the health system for a year before his symptoms were confirmed as cancer!  He has an important message to share....

GICI Fellowship awarded for 2017

Dr Janet Rhodes is a surgical registrar trainee who has been awarded $50,000, thanks to the Hugh Green Foundation, to take time out of her clinical work to complete her PhD. Her supervisors are Professor John McCall and Dr Roslyn Kemp who are well known to GICI. Her words below describe the importance of her work. "Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand. Some patients require surgery alone, while others need chemotherapy to complete treatment. It is no...

GICI welcomes Dr Iain Ward

Dr Iain Ward is a radiation oncologist at the Canterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service, specialising in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck cancer and soft tissue sarcoma.   After graduating from the University of Otago, he trained in medical oncology at Christchurch Hospital and in radiation oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne.  This was followed by fellowships in gastrointestinal cancer and in head and neck cancer at the Princ...

GICI funds Research.

GICI is also very pleased to announce an award of $50,000, thanks to the generosity of the Hugh Green Foundation, to Dr Rachel Purcell of the University of Otago. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the world. Dr Purcell and her team will be looking at molecular subtyping and the gut flora in relation to colorectal cancers asking the following two questions. i) Can molecular subtyping of Colo Rectal Cancer lead to a more personalised approach to treatment and i...

GICI funds Research.

Major AnnouncementGICI funds three new trials!! $50,000 has been awarded to Dr Roslyn Kemp of the University of Otago. In colorectal cancer, a strong immune response within the tumour is associated with a good outcome for patients. Dr Kemp will validate this finding, for the first time, in New Zealand patients. She will also use a new technology to characterize these immune cells to determine their mechanisms of action. This is vital research bringing colorectal cancer up to the latest in immuno...

INTEGRATE ll funded

GICI part funds patients onto clinical trial INTEGRATE ll for recruitment for radiology and laboratory requirements.INTEGRATE ll is a Randomised III Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of regorafenib in Advanced Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer (AGOC) which will be conducted in Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Canada and the USA.There currently exist few effective treatment options for patients with Advanced Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer (AGOC) that has returned after surgery or where it is ...

GastroFest

A decadent and interactive charity dining experience for a good cause!  Dine with some of New Zealand’s top chefs who will each produce a course to tempt the most discerning palate while enjoying matching wine and craft beer.When 3rd November 2016, 6.30pm‑ 10.30pm Where Little Wolf,  5 Water Street, Grafton / Mt Eden Price $150 per ticket,  Table of 10: $1,400...

Ambassador

GICI welcomes Anne Hargreaves to the organisation as our latest Ambassador. Wife of founding chairman, Paul Hargreaves, Anne has been committed to GICI since the beginning and has attended many of our trans-Tasman conferences.    The importance of the role of partners in supporting patients and providing the encouragement and holistic environment in which to face the challenges of treatment is, she feels, often overlooked.  Anne, who is a Justice of the Peace, with a BA from Cante...

#DineIn4GICI

Hold a Dine In for GICIHost a Dine In the way you want!Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Picnic, BBQAsk your friends, family, community or clubsWe provide a pack with tips on how to run a Dine In and a sample invitationEvery host receives an ECOYA candle...

Research Update

GICI Clinical Trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The results are extremely promising for patients with cancer of the stomach and oesophagus/stomach junction where chemotherapy has failed and there are no other approved treatment options. ...

Announcement!

Subject title: GICI NZ: Call for Expression of Interest for GI Cancer Clinical Research The GI Cancer Institute NZ provides annual funding opportunities for clinical research to improve the quality of life and survival for people living with a GI cancer. Applications are open to appropriately qualified individuals with New Zealand residency, permanent residency or citizenship, who hold a relevant degree or are in the process of completing their training.  This expression of interest is open...

Announcement!

GI Cancer Clinical Research Fellowship Subject title: GICI NZ: Call for Applications – Part time 0.3-0.5 FTE GI Cancer Clinical Research FellowshipThe GI Cancer Institute NZ is calling for applications for:Part time GI Cancer Clinical Fellowship The GI Cancer Institute NZ offers one part time 0.3-0.5 FTE GI Cancer Clinical Research Fellowship award each year supported by the Hugh Green Foundation. The Fellowship is for the support of outstanding graduates from all relevant health professions,...

Patron for GICI NZ

Dame Rosie Horton joins GICI NZ as our Patron. We are delighted to have Dame Rosie on board as she brings a wealth of experience in the not for profit sector. Dame Rosemary Horton DNZM QSO QSM is a philanthropist and mentor for New Zealand charities. Founding Chairman of the following: Friends of Aotea Trust, The Aotea Centre Performing Arts Trust,  Friends of Starship and Trustee of the Starship Foundation.  Chairman of NZ Breast Cancer Foundation and Chairman or Trustee of numer...

Awareness Campaign Report

Thanks to all of you who supported our latest Awareness Campaign strategy. In particular thanks to Kelliher Trust for hosting the launch of the new brand, Novartis for the new pamphlet design and distribution, Perpetual Guardian and the Hugh Green Foundation for grants to make the promotion happen. We accessed approximately 200,000 people through facebook, raised $30,000 over the three months and has $22,000 of free promotion. Many of you saw the promotion and thanks for feedback. Our Dine In fo...

Dine In for GICI

Help raise funds to support GICI with vital clinical research to improve survival! Host a Dine In the way you want! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Picnic, BBQ Ask your friends, family, community or club We provide a pack with tips on how to run a Dine In and a sample invitation Register your Dine In for GICI today  info@gutcancer.org.nz Every host receives an ECOYA candle...

Meet the Experts: Register here

Meet the Experts is your chance to meet the specialists including Professor Michael Findlay, Oncologist; Mr Arend Merrie, lower GI tract surgeon; Mr Grant Beban, upper GI tract surgeon; and a nutritionist to be confirmed.May 19th6.30pm to 9.30pmLight refreshments providedThis is a free event, however donations are always welcome. Thanks to Harold Watson fund through Perpetual Guardian.RSVP info@gutcancer.org.nz or ph 0800 112 775 Venue: Junior School Hall, Diocesan School for Girls, Epsom...

Text to Donate

Text GICI to 2449 to donate $3. Every dollar helps....