Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 6, 2024 5:26:23 GMT 12
MĀORI SURGEON AWARDED $300,000 RESEARCH BOOST TO CLOSE BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL GAP
Northland surgeon Dr Maxine Ronald (Te Kapotai ki Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Rangi) has been named the inaugural Māori Breast Cancer Research Leadership Fellow, in a bid to address the disparities faced by wāhine Māori and Pasifika women affected by breast cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Breast Cancer Cure and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ have awarded Dr Ronald $300,000 for a three-year fellowship with Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa.
Research shows wāhine Māori and Pasifika women are more likely to develop breast cancer (35% and 20% respectively) and are more likely to die from it (33% and 52% respectively) than non-Māori.
As the world’s only wahine Māori consultant breast cancer surgeon, Dr Ronald has advocated for indigenous health equity for many years.....
www.breastcancerfoundation.org.nz/news-articles/article/maori-surgeon-awarded-300-000-research-boost-to-close-breast-cancer-survival-gap/856
Northland surgeon Dr Maxine Ronald (Te Kapotai ki Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Rangi) has been named the inaugural Māori Breast Cancer Research Leadership Fellow, in a bid to address the disparities faced by wāhine Māori and Pasifika women affected by breast cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Breast Cancer Cure and Breast Cancer Foundation NZ have awarded Dr Ronald $300,000 for a three-year fellowship with Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa.
Research shows wāhine Māori and Pasifika women are more likely to develop breast cancer (35% and 20% respectively) and are more likely to die from it (33% and 52% respectively) than non-Māori.
As the world’s only wahine Māori consultant breast cancer surgeon, Dr Ronald has advocated for indigenous health equity for many years.....
www.breastcancerfoundation.org.nz/news-articles/article/maori-surgeon-awarded-300-000-research-boost-to-close-breast-cancer-survival-gap/856