Cancer Society media releases

• National
• August 2021

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.

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• National
• August 2021

Cancer Society and Hei Āhuru Mōwai partner to award Māori cancer researchers

Hei Āhuru Mōwai and Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa (the Cancer Society of New Zealand) are proud and excited to be opening applications for a co-designed PhD Scholarship – the Māori Early Career Development in Cancer Research Awards 2021.

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• National
• August 2021

Big blow to Cancer Society as Daffodil Day street collection impacted again

The Cancer Society is urging supporters to donate and fundraise online as Covid forces the cancellation of its iconic street collection.

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• National
• August 2021

Cancer Society is on the ground, not off the planet

The Cancer Society has expressed concern that critical cancer care targets, such as monitoring the time from diagnosis to treatment, do not feature in the 12 new health system indicators in an open letter to Hon Minister Little.

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• National
• August 2021

The Cancer Society calls for double the effort this Daffodil Day

The Cancer Society calls for double the effort this Daffodil Day, as the number of people affected by cancer doubles.

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• National
• August 2021

Monitoring of the legislation will be crucial to protect young people

Cancer Society welcomes restrictions on flavoured vape products from stores where children regularly shop but says monitoring of the legislation will be crucial to protect young people from the harms of vaping.

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• National
• August 2021

Dr Shane Reti’s Member’s Bill pulled from ballot

National Party MP Dr Shane Reti’s Member’s Bill has been pulled from the ballot and would see unfunded chemotherapy drugs administered in public hospitals.

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• National
• August 2021

Dick Frizzell’s iconic design re-imagined for Daffodil Day

Move over Mickey Mouse, it’s Daffy’s turn to get the Dick Frizzell treatment.

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• National
• July 2021

Cancer Society announces over $1m in new research to combat cancer

The Cancer Society of New Zealand has funded more than $1,000,0000 in new research to combat cancer through its scientific 2020 Grant Round.

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• National
• May 2021

New Zealanders show support for getting smokes out of shops

Today, the Cancer Society presented its petition in support of Smokefree 2025, saying New Zealand must act now to prevent future generations from being killed for profit by the tobacco industry.

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