Health minister Tony Ryall and science and innovation minister Wayne MappTuesday 01 November 2011, 9:47AM
Media release from health minister Tony Ryall and science
and innovation minister Wayne Mapp
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."