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New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust
Te Pou Maanaki Whānau Mate ā-ira pukupuku-o Aotearoa

The New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust exists to improve outcomes for whānau impacted by familial breast & ovarian cancer.  We’re raising funds and promoting initiatives to serve the people who need them most and ensure they live well. 

 

Latest News

28 September 2025

Cancer charities join forces to support 1 in 250 Kiwis affected by genetic breast and ovarian cancer risk; releases moving short films featuring impacted families. 

 

Two hereditary cancer charities are joining forces to support New Zealand patients and whānau impacted by genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer, as well as the health professionals who care for them. 

 

The merger of The New Zealand Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Trust and peer support group The Gift of Knowledge is announced in Hereditary Cancer Awareness Week (marked in the UK and US 29 September - 5 October).

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Video Hub

Meet two families impacted by BRCA. They bravely share their stories of loss, life-saving choices, and how familial cancer has affected their whānau through multiple generations. 

Mature Couple Showing Affection

 

 

 

 

 Kia tū ko taikākā

        We are all in this journey together

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