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Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 12:34 pm
Gut cancers are the most common form of cancer in New
Zealand. The latest figures released by the Ministry of
Health[1] show that 5423 Kiwis were
diagnosed with a cancer of the digestive system (gut cancer)
in 2018. 1 in 5 of all cancer diagnoses in New Zealand is a
gut cancer. Sadly, survival rates for this group of cancers
are low, often devastatingly so. Just 50% of Kiwis diagnosed
with a gut cancer will survive beyond 5 years. Gut cancers
include oesophageal, stomach, liver, gallbladder & bile
ducts, pancreas, bowel, and anal cancers.
This March,
the Gut Cancer Foundation (GCF) is addressing these
Pancreatic cancer: New Zealand first treatment extending lives of patients
19 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to new technology. Photo / Supplied
Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to new technology. Photo / Supplied
Miriam Walter was told she would not survive to see this Christmas when she was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer a year ago.
But thanks to a radical new treatment, which she was first in the country to benefit from, the 72-year-old is feeling absolutely fine and looking forward to celebrating summer with her family.