The money will help complete the design of - and implement - a new humanpapillomavirus (HPV) test, Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said this morning. "I've been a doctor for a long time and met many, many women affected by cervical and breast cancer. But this model relies on women knowing they are eligible for free breast screening and making an appointment themselves. Each year in New Zealand, about 3200 people are diagnosed with breast cancer and about 600 die from breast cancer. Ah-Leen Rayner, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, said this is an excellent step forward.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 08, 2021 22:47 UTC