Over 5000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with a gut cancer or cancer of the digestive system every year and sadly, over half of those diagnosed will not survive beyond 5 years. Gut cancers include oesophageal, stomach, liver, pancreatic, gallbladder and bowel cancers. With your support, we can give New Zealanders with gut cancers access to new treatments sooner and support researchers to discover better ways to detect, diagnose and treat gut cancers. We want to ensure the causes and symptoms of gut cancers are better understood so people seek help sooner and improve the survival rates, life expectancy and quality of life for those diagnosed. Together, we can make a profound and positive difference on the lives of those impacted by or at risk of gut cancers.
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