Lung cancer resources Rauemi

To download as PDFs

• ACTION PLAN FOR BREATHLESSNESS
• What is cancer? / How your lungs work
• The respiratory system
• The lymphatic system

You may be interested in looking for information about lung cancer on the internet.

While there are very good websites, be aware that some websites may provide incorrect information.

We recommend the following websites to offer credible and reliable information, however, as we do not maintain these sites, we cannot guarantee the information provided:

Lung Foundation New Zealand

Lung Foundation Australia

Cancer Council Australia

Macmillan Cancer Support (UK)

Information sheets to download as PDFs

• Applying to Work and Income
• Benefits and entitlements
• Cancer and insurance, employment and legal issues
• Coping with waiting
• Healthy eating and cancer treatment
• Making decisions about treatment
• Searching the internet
• Sex and cancer
• Spirituality, wairuatanga and cancer
• Supporting young adult children when you have cancer
• Telling others about your diagnosis
• Your cancer treatment team
  
  

Booklets to download as PDFs

• Cancer in the family
• Eating well with cancer
• Emotions and cancer
• Sex and cancer
• Supporting someone with cancer

The Cancer Information Helpline is a Cancer Society phone line where you can talk about your concerns and needs with trained health professionals.

Phone the Cancer Information Helpline (0800 CANCER 226 237).

Your local Cancer Society offers a range of services for people with cancer and their families/whānau. These may include:

• information and support
• volunteer drivers providing transport to treatment
• accommodation while you are having treatment away from home.

The range of services offered differs in each region, contact your local Cancer Society to find out what is available in your area.