Cancer Society NZ

Cancer and the COVID vaccination

If you are going through cancer treatment talk to your doctor about when you should get the COVID vaccination.

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Reducing the incidence of primary skin cancer

Our latest position statement outlines seven recommendations to reduce the incidence of skin cancer

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Advice for people going through cancer treatment in lockdown

Dr Chris Jackson provides an overview of cancer treatment over lockdown.

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Coping with cancer video sessions

We are unable to offer face to face support due to lockdown but we have added videos of our psychology team's webinars.

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Sign the HCA Open Letter in support of the Smokefree 2025 Initiatives

Health Coalition Aotearoa is encouraging a show of support for the game-changing Smokefree 2025 initiatives which will significantly reduce the harm caused by smoking on our health.

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CANGO urges Government: Stop “shrugging your shoulders” at cancer deaths

The Alliance of Cancer NGOs (CANGO) is calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to urgently adopt the same hard-line, “zero tolerance” approach to cancer deaths that she is to COVID.

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Cancer Society appoints first female and Māori Medical Director

Today the Cancer Society of New Zealand heralds two historic firsts – the appointment of our first female and first Māori Medical Director. Dr George Laking (Te Whakatōhea) and Dr Kate Gregory have been jointly appointed as Co-Medical Directors.

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Webinar: the pros and cons of skin cancer checks and the challenges of cancer treatment in New Zealand

David Whiteman outlines the latest thinking on the pros and cons of routine skin checks for skin cancer and Chris Jackson talks about progress in cancer treatment in New Zealand

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World-leading action plan on smoking will reduce harm

Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall has proposed a plan to achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa goal of having minimal numbers of New Zealanders smoking by 2025 and has strong support from the health sector.