Hon Tony Ryall
Minister of Health
Hon Dr Wayne Mapp
Minister of Science and Innovation
31 October 2011
$2.7 million funding for cancer research
Health Minister Tony Ryall and the Minister for Science and Innovation Dr Wayne Mapp have announced funding for three
cancer research projects.
Studies of bowel cancer, palliative care and prostate cancer will be undertaken by researchers at Auckland and Massey
universities over the next three years.
Health Minister Tony Ryall says, "This research will build our knowledge of the incidence and impact of these particular
cancers in New Zealand, and how health professionals from primary care through to specialists work together delivering
treatment.”
An Auckland University team has been given $1 million to study patient outcomes from colorectal cancer. Massey
University researchers will use their $800,000 grant to look at more efficient palliative care for cancer patients.
The third grant, of $900,000 will fund a study of screening programmes for prostate cancer by an Auckland University
team based at the Waikato Clinical School.
Minister of Science and Innovation Dr Wayne Mapp says, "We have excellent scientists and researchers working to build up
our knowledge of cancer.
“This funding has the potential to deliver benefits to all New Zealanders.”
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