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• National
• April 2022

Cancer Society reminder that the flu vaccine is free for most cancer patients

This year’s national influenza (flu) rollout began on Friday 1 April 2022, which means that flu vaccinations are now available and are free for most cancer patients.

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• National
• April 2022

Health sector NGOs support Māori Health Authority in open letter to National/Act

The Cancer Society, Hei Āhuru Mōwai and other health sector NGOs support the establishment of the Māori Health Authority, as described in the open letter below.

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• National
• December 2021

Open letter to Pharmac Review Panel

On behalf of CANGO (The Alliance of Cancer NGOs), we wrote to the Pharmac Review Panel to address our concerns about the interim report.

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• National
• December 2021

New SunSmart website live

The Cancer Society of New Zealand has partnered with Te Hiringa Hauora/Health Promotion Agency to take over the delivery of www.sunsmart.org.nz and associated campaigns.

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• National
• November 2021

Webinar PSA Testing for prostate cancer

On 12 November 2021, the Cancer Society organised a webinar with Professor Ross Lawrenson about PSA testing for prostate cancer.

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• National
• Smokefree
• November 2021

New Zealand still needs to protect ourselves from the tobacco industry

For the second year running, the Cancer Society was pleased to complete the NZ/Aotearoa Tobacco Industry Interference Report. This report highlights the many tactics tobacco companies and their affiliates employ to kill, weaken, or delay essential policies to reduce tobacco use in New Zealand.

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• National
• October 2021

End of Life Choice Act

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

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• National
• October 2021

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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• National
• Smokefree
• October 2021

Sign the HCA open letter in support of the Smokefree 2025 initiatives

Health Coalition Aotearoa's open letter support the Smokefree 2025 initiatives.

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• National
• October 2021

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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