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Te Aho o Te Kahu released The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2025 - He Pūrongo Mate Pukupuku o Aotearoa 2025 to provide an updated snapshot of progress in cancer control over the last 5 years.

Te Aho o Te Kahu released The State of Cancer in New Zealand 2025 - He Pūrongo Mate Pukupuku o Aotearoa 2025 to provide an updated snapshot of progress in cancer control over the last 5 years.

The report analyses data from July, August, and September and shows the cancer system continued to operate under increased pressure, with some services affected.

The Voices of Whānau Māori Affected by Cancer, a report which aims to highlight the experiences of Māori within the cancer system

Cancer treatment and diagnosis remained at expected levels in March despite the ongoing Omicron outbreak, monitoring from Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency shows.

Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, welcomes the recommendations related to cancer medicines in the Pharmac Review Panel’s final report.

Understanding the Gap: an analysis of the availability of cancer medicines in Aotearoa

There was some impact to cancer diagnostics and treatment during January and February, according to the latest monitoring report by Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency.

Cancer is the leading cause of health loss in Aotearoa New Zealand with about 25,000 people diagnosed every year.

COVID-19 restrictions did not impact the number of people diagnosed with cancer in September, or the number of people receiving treatment for cancer.