11 Feb 2026

Report shows gaps in awareness for ovarian cancer

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 11 February 2026

It's the least survivable women's cancer and takes one woman's life every two days. But a new report says there are big gaps in New Zealand awareness, treatment and support for ovarian cancer. The Ovarian Cancer Foundation has just released new research at Parliament today. The foundation general manager Liz Pennington spoke to Guyon Espiner.