Gemma Flynn
ambassador
oncology
New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation
New Zealand
Biography
Black Sticks hockey player, Gemma Flynn, has joined Breast Cancer Foundation NZ as an ambassador, determined to help get the message about breast awareness out to Kiwi women after her own grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer twice in three years. Flynn is from a large but close-knit family. “I’m very, very close to my nana – all her grandchildren are,” she said. “We spend a lot of time as a family together.” Her grandmother’s first diagnosis with breast cancer five years ago hit the family hard, and the second cancer, discovered two years ago, was an even bigger shock. “Nana is the rock of our family, so her getting sick was a really big deal for us all.” Her grandmother was successfully treated and is now in good health – but Flynn is aware that many women aren’t so lucky. “I came on board with Breast Cancer Foundation NZ because of the work they’re doing to educate women about the need to be proactive about breast health, and the support and information they offer women who’ve been diagnosed.”
Research Interest
Black Sticks hockey player, Gemma Flynn, has joined Breast Cancer Foundation NZ as an ambassador, determined to help get the message about breast awareness out to Kiwi women after her own grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer twice in three years. Flynn is from a large but close-knit family. “I’m very, very close to my nana – all her grandchildren are,” she said. “We spend a lot of time as a family together.” Her grandmother’s first diagnosis with breast cancer five years ago hit the family hard, and the second cancer, discovered two years ago, was an even bigger shock. “Nana is the rock of our family, so her getting sick was a really big deal for us all.” Her grandmother was successfully treated and is now in good health – but Flynn is aware that many women aren’t so lucky. “I came on board with Breast Cancer Foundation NZ because of the work they’re doing to educate women about the need to be proactive about breast health, and the support and information they offer women who’ve been diagnosed.”
