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Waikato / Bay of Plenty Living with cancer April 2020 Understanding the rhythm of sleep Difficulty getting to sleep, and sleep problems are common for people with cancer and many support services offer advice on management. These suggestions can be very helpful, but due to illness, treatments and hospital stays, sleep problems sometimes become prolonged and affect your quality of life
National COVID-19 March 2020 Cancer Society Still Open And Ready To Help Cancer Society say they are still here supporting people with cancer.
National COVID-19 March 2020 Cancer Society releases information and advice for Kiwis Cancer Society releases information and advice for Kiwis with cancer.
Waikato / Bay of Plenty March 2020 Caring for the community Cancer Society supportive care nurses provide vital help to people when they need it most. Tammy Burgess, supportive care nurse in the Western Bay of Plenty, gives us an insight into her day.
National World Cancer Day February 2020 Cancer Society responds to updated Cancer Action Plan On World Cancer Day, the release of the finalised cancer action plan is good news for New Zealanders with a plan that has equity, fewer cancers and better cancer care at its heart.
National World Cancer Day February 2020 Will you celebrate, remember and fight back on World Cancer Day? Will you celebrate, remember and fight back on World Cancer Day?
National January 2020 Research grant supports new technology to help bowel surgery patients recover Greg O’Grady is a colorectal surgeon. One of the main operations he performs is bowel re-section in colorectal cancers.
National January 2020 Discovering biomarkers in ovarian cancer Janet Pitman is a reproductive biologist with a passion for the ovary. She works in fertility research at Victoria University, seeking to understand the complexities of the ovary.
National January 2020 Self-screening a game changer for cervical cancer Anna Adcock (Ngāti Mutunga) grew up in Christchurch and now lives in beautiful coastal Wellington. She is a researcher and PhD student.
National Cervical Cancer January 2020 Self-screening a game changer for cervical cancer Anna is part of a team working on a body of work called He Tapu Te Whare Tangata - the sacred house of humanity. Whare tangata is a Māori term that refers to the womb (the neck of which is the cervix) and to Māori women. Hence this work aims to protect Māori women and their cervical health.