Wellington, Nov 23 NZPA - An Otago University researcher is investigating whether treatment choices made by rural women diagnosed with breast cancer can hurt their long term survival rate.

A new breast cancer register set up to monitor women in Canterbury who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer is expected to improve outcomes for those with the disease.

The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF) is excited to announce that their annual Research Grants for breast cancer research will open for applications from New Zealand researchers on May 1st.

Wellington, April 2 NZPA - The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is embarking on an ambitious $1.25 million programme to improve the wellbeing of women with breast cancer.