Bowel Cancer

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The latest articles from Bowel Cancer Foundation Trust

Keytruda beats chemo for first-line treatment against bowel cancer

Keytruda beats chemo for first-line treatment against bowel cancer

Unfunded immunotherapy drug, Keytruda, has beaten standard chemotherapy in a head to head test to delay cancer progression showing its viability to be...
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Sisters shave their head for Nana

Sisters shave their head for Nana

With New Zealand in lockdown, two sisters have found a unique way to to keep themselves occupied and pay tribute to their Nana at the same time....
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COVID-19: Alert level 4 what does this mean for cancer patients?

COVID-19: Alert level 4 what does this mean for cancer patients?

New Zealand is preparing to go into lockdown tonight at 11.59pm after Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced she was raising the alert level and im...
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Charity Achievements

Key Milestones reached by Bowel Cancer Foundation Trust team.

$1.6million

Dollars distributed to help fund vital research and providing better patient outcomes

188

Bowel cancer survivors rehabilitated after gruelling treatment helping to reduce cancer re-occurrence

107+

Bowel screening kits provided to Kiwi’s who do not qualify for free public screening to detect bowel cancer early

14

Loving families kept together for longer with help for immunotherapy treatments that help reduce tumours