PRRT – a permanent, national service!

After years of hard work, persistence and collaboration, PRRT as a permanent and national service was officially launched.  This is transformative for NET patients in NZ.  An interim service has been running at Auckland City Hospital, and The Minister of Health, Hon...

PRRT is now in NZ!

Today, the first NET patient was treated in New Zealand with PRRT (Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy). This is a huge milestone for NET patient care in NZ and something we are very proud to have been a part of, led by our very own Dr Ben Lawrence and of course...

NET Education Day 2020

The Unicorn Foundation NZ held their annual NET Cancer Education Day last Friday. This was a free event to give info and updates from a panel of NET specialists, including Avril Hull who discussed NET treatments, and Dr Ben Lawrence and Dr Veronica Boyle who led a...

NZSO 2019

New Zealand Society for Oncology Conference 2019 was held in Wellington 25-26th October.  It was another fantastic opportunity to connect with other researchers/clinicians both from NZ and overseas, allowing us to catch up on research progress from other groups as...