Over the years, the Cancer Society has published many guides to help people understand cancer, treatment options, and living well.
Please see our resources that are available for download below.
Download information on cancer types in English
Booklet - advanced cancer
Download PDF (4.6 MB)
Booklet - advanced melanoma of the skin
Download PDF (4.4 MB)
Booklet - early stage melanoma of the skin
Download PDF (4.7 MB)
Booklet - lung cancer
Download PDF (3.4 MB)
Booklet - prostate cancer
Download PDF (5.3 MB)
Booklet - radiation treatment
Download PDF (4.3 MB)
Booklet - secondary breast cancer
Download PDF (3.8 MB)
Booklet - breast cancer
Download PDF (5.7 MB)
Booklet - bowel cancer
Download PDF (3.6 MB)
Booklet - improving bowel function after treatment booklet
Download PDF (1.9 MB)
Info sheet - bowel cancer
Download PDF (1 MB)
Booklet - uterus cancer
Download PDF (877 KB)
Info - ovarian cancer awareness
Download PDF (145 KB)
Info sheet - advanced melanoma
Download PDF (1.3 MB)
Info sheet - breast cancer
Download PDF (1.6 MB)
Info sheet - cancer of unknown primary
Download PDF (613 KB)
Info sheet - ductal carcinoma in situ
Download PDF (935 KB)
Info sheet - early stage melanoma
Download PDF (945 KB)
Info sheet - eye melanoma
Download PDF (1 MB)
Info sheet - secondary breast cancer
Download PDF (1.4 MB)
Info sheet - what is cancer
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Download information on cancer treatment and side effects in English
Booklet - cancer clinical trials
Download PDF (771 KB)
Booklet - chemotherapy immunotherapy and targeted treatment
Download PDF (4.7 MB)
Booklet - complementary and alternative medicine
Download PDF (599 KB)
Booklet - life after treatment
Download PDF (666 KB)
Booklet - living with dry mouth
Download PDF (466 KB)
Booklet - radiation treatment
Download PDF (4.3 MB)
Info sheet - radiation treatment
Download PDF (954 KB)
Info sheet - breathlessness
Download PDF (1.9 MB)
Info sheet - cancer related fatigue
Download PDF (1.6 MB)
Info sheet - constipation diarrhoea and wind
Download PDF (1 MB)
Info sheet - fever and nausea
Download PDF (1.5 MB)
Info sheet - living with lymphoedema
Download PDF (1.2 MB)
Info sheet - managing cancer pain
Download PDF (1.5 MB)
Info sheet - understanding lymphoedema
Download PDF (918 KB)
Download information on living well with cancer in English
Booklet - cancer in the family
Download PDF (2.8 MB)
Booklet - coping with cancer
Download PDF (594 KB)
Booklet - eating well with cancer
Download PDF (5.5 MB)
Booklet - emotions and cancer
Download PDF (11 MB)
Booklet - keeping active with cancer
Download PDF (2.4 MB)
Booklet - sex and cancer
Download PDF (1.8 MB)
Booklet - supporting someone with cancer
Download PDF (3 MB)
Booklet - talking about grief and loss
Download PDF (224 KB)
Info sheet - applying to work and income
Download PDF (285 KB)
Info sheet - benefits and entitlements
Download PDF (1.2 MB)
Info sheet - cancer and insurance employment and legal issues
Download PDF (1.2 MB)
Info sheet - cancer in the workplace
Download PDF (2.1 MB)
Info sheet - coping with waiting
Download PDF (884 KB)
Info Sheet - healthy eating and cancer treatment
Download PDF (3.4 MB)
Info sheet - helping yourself
Download PDF (858 KB)
Info sheet - making decisions about treatment
Download PDF (975 KB)
Info sheet - managing weight changes
Download PDF (1.2 MB)
Info sheet - recipes
Download PDF (3.1 MB)
Info sheet - searching the internet for cancer information
Download PDF (1.3 MB)
Info sheet - sex and cancer
Download PDF (880 KB)
Info sheet - spirituality wairuatanga and cancer
Download PDF (1.9 MB)
Info sheet - supporting young adult children when you have cancer
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Info sheet - talking to a friend with cancer
Download PDF (251 KB)
Info sheet - telling others about your diagnosis
Download PDF (1 MB)
Info sheet - trouble sleeping
Download PDF (1.4 MB)
Info sheet - your cancer treatment team
Download PDF (1.4 MB)
Download information for supporters or carers of people with cancer in English
Booklet - cancer in the family
Download PDF (2.8 MB)
Booklet - supporting someone with cancer
Download PDF (3 MB)
Booklet - talking about grief and loss
Download PDF (224 KB)
Info sheet - talking to a friend with cancer
Download PDF (251 KB)
Download cancer information in te reo Māori
Info sheet - haumanu iraruke/radiation treatment (Te Reo Māori)
Download PDF (1.5 MB)
Info sheet - eating and mouth problems (te reo Māori)
Download PDF (916 KB)
Info sheet - emotions (te reo Māori)
Download PDF (1.8 MB)
Info sheet - healthy eating (te reo Māori)
Download PDF (3.2 MB)
Info sheet - managing weight changes te reo Māori
Download PDF (1.9 MB)
Info sheet - Matepukupuku ā-Ū / breast cancer (te reo Māori)
Download PDF (1.6 MB)
Download questions to ask in different languages:
Questions to ask - Cook Island Māori
Download PDF (1.3 MB)
Questions to ask - Hindi
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Info sheet - questions you may wish to ask (English/te reo Māori)
Download PDF (1.3 MB)
Questions to ask - Chinese Simplified
Download PDF (1 MB)
Questions to ask - Chinese Traditional
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Questions to ask - English
Download PDF (498 KB)
Questions to ask - Gujurati
Download PDF (1 MB)
Questions to ask - Korean
Download PDF (1.2 MB)
Questions to ask - te reo Māori
Download PDF (783 KB)
Questions to ask - Niuean
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Questions to ask - Samoan
Download PDF (1.1 MB)
Questions to ask - Tongan
Download PDF (1.3 MB)
Questions to ask - Arabic
Download PDF (1 MB)
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Last updated: July 9, 2021