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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Cancer Society urges bold action to reach Smokefree 2025

Today the Cancer Society of New Zealand joined a delegation led by Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) to present Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall an open letter of support for her Smokefree 2025 Action Plan.

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New Zealand marks commitment to end cervical cancer

Worldwide we can eliminate a cancer, words that many would have never thought possible. Today, New Zealand marks its commitment to end cervical cancer.

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COVID-19 and cancer services

Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, released the first COVID and cancer services report.

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End of Life Choice Act

The End of Life Choice Act comes into effect on 7 November 2021.

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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.