THREE KEY FACTS October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among New Zealand women. One in nine NZ women will be diagnosed in their lifetime, and more than 3500 women are diagnosed every year.
There is a 95% 10-year survival rate if cancer is detected by mammogram. Lia Romeo is a US playwright and novelist. OPINION Six months ago, at the age of 42, I learned I had breast cancer .
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