Common Cancer Types
The ten cancer types in New Zealand diagnosed most frequency are indicated in the following list. The list excludes a type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma (BCC), which is by far the most frequent cancer type in NZ. However, as this cancer is not a notifiable cancer to the NZ Cancer Registry, the rate of BCC in NZ is not accurately known.
Tables and graph of estimated numbers of new cases and deaths for each common cancer type:
Less Common Cancer Types
There are many additional cancer types. NZ researchers working on these cancer types can be found here;
Bladder Cancer
Associate Professor Andrea ‘t Mannetje, Professor Brett Delahunt, June Atkinson,
Screening: Professor Parry Guilford,
Brain Cancer (Glioma, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma)
Dist Professor Bruce Baguley, Dr Swee Tan, Dr Olivier Gasser, Professor Ian Hermans, Professor Mike Berridge, Dr Melanie McConnell, Associate Professor Patries Herst, Dr Nanette Schleich, Professor Antony Braithwaite, Dr Noelyn Hung, Dr Marina Kazantseva, Dr Tania Slatter, Dr Anna Wiles, Mr Ahmad Taha, Dr Janice Royds,
Cervical Cancer
Dr Dean Maharaj, Associate Professor Diane Kenwright, Dr Naomi Brewer, Dr Carrie Innes, Mrs Dianne Harker, Associate Professor Merilyn Hibma, Professor Sarah Young, Emeritus Professor Charlotte Paul, Emeritus Professor David Skegg, Dr Simone Petrich,
Gastric (stomach) Cancer
Dr Jason Gurney, Dr Chris Jackson, Dr Sharon Pattison, Dr Cushla McKinney, Associate Professor Brian Cox,
Familial genes: Dr Rob Day, Dr Anita Dunbier,
Head and Neck Cancer
Professor Ann Richardson, Mr Scott Stevenson, Professor Alison Rich, Dr Amy Richardson, Mr Dean Ruske,
Liver Cancer
Dr Kevin Sun, Dr Jason Gurney, Dr Elisabeth Phillips, Associate Professor Gabi Dachs, Professor Magreet Vissers, Professor John McCall, Mr Kampta Samalia,
Genetics: Professor Parry Guilford,
Lymphoma
Professor Alison Rich, Dr Benedict Seo, Dr Chris Jackson, Professor Antony Braithwaite, Dr Noelyn Hung, Dr Marina Kazantseva, Dr Simone Petrich,
Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs)
Dr Ben Lawrence, Professor Cris Print, Dr Chris Jackson, Dr Sharon Pattison,
Cell surface receptors: Dr Mihnea Bostina,
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dr Swee Tan, Associate Professor Margaret Currie, Mr Jeremy Simcock, Dr Sean MacPherson, Dr Scott Babington, Professor Alison Rich,
Testicular Cancer
Dr Jason Gurney, Professor Diana Safarti,
Genetics of familial and sporadic: Professor Parry Guilford,
Thyroid Cancer
Dr Tracy Hale,
Rare Cancer Types
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Professor Ian Morison, Dr Euan Rodger,
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Rare cancer types also include childhood cancers such as;
Childhood Leukaemia
Dr Rob Corbett, Professor Ian Morison, Mr Rob Weeks, Associate Professor John Dockerty, Emeritus Professor David Skegg,
Childhood Brain Tumours
Osteosarcoma
Wilms Tumour
Emeritus Professor Dick Wilkins (pre 1990), Professor Tony Reeve (pre 2015), Professor Mike Eccles, Dr David Markie, Professor Ian Morison, Mr Rob Weeks, Professor Stephen Robertson,
Molecular Mechanisms: Dr Donghui Zou,
Wilms Tumour 1 (WT1) proteomics: Associate Professor Sigurd Wilbanks
Hepatoblastoma
Dr Rachel Purcell, Dr Aniruddha Chatterjee, Professor Mike Eccles,