The New Zealand Cancer Control Trust (NZCCT) was formed in February 2001 with

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support from the

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. It has subsequently obtained further funding from its founder organisations and from the Genesis

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Trust (now the Cancer Research Trust New Zealand) and has also generated income through contract work for the Ministry of Health.New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005 – 2010
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Timeline

References

External links

Official website of NZCCT
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