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Cancer patients on the move in Christchurch

Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 12:32 pm | Cancer Society

Cancer patients visiting Christchurch from Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough regions for specialised treatment may be making the journey from their accommodation in this new 12-seater transit van donated to the Cancer Society by two of the city's ... More >>

Services for cancer patients treble

Thursday, 4 June 2009, 5:18 pm | Cancer Society

Accommodation services for cancer patients from North and South Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough regions are trebling, with the opening of the Cancer Society's new Daffodil House by Prime Minister John Key today. The Tudor-style motels ... More >>

New Service Provides Home From Home For Patients

Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 11:43 am | Cancer Society

New Service Provides Home From Home For Patients   The Cancer Society is increasing its services for patients from rural communities who need a welcoming and supportive place to stay while undergoing cancer treatment in Christchurch.   Today the Canterbury ... More >>

No sleep but lots of fun at Relay For Life

Monday, 23 February 2009, 4:42 pm | Cancer Society

Teams entered in this weekend’s Relay For Life are busy raising money for what will be 24 hours on the track without much sleep. More >>

Relay For Life – 24 hour relay, Christchurch

Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:00 am | Cancer Society

12 noon Saturday 28 February – 12 noon Sunday 1 March 2009 Canterbury Park, Curletts Road, Christchurch. Everyone welcome. Plenty of entertainment. 12pm Saturday: Cancer survivors’lap 9pm Saturday: Candlelit memorial service Raising funds for the Cancer ... More >>

Teams rallied for Cancer Society Relay For Life

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 12:47 pm | Cancer Society

Media release: 11 January 2009 Teams rallied for Cancer Society Relay For Life Teams are being rallied together for the next Relay For Life which is being hosted by the Cancer Society in Christchurch next year. Relay For Life honours the lives of people ... More >>

Flight Of The Conchords Mo Up For Movember

Thursday, 20 November 2008, 5:38 pm | Cancer Society

Kiwi comedy duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement (aka Flight of the Conchords) try Movember on for size. More >>

Melanoma Victim Wishes She Could Turn Back Clock

Monday, 10 November 2008, 11:08 am | Cancer Society

Six years ago Philippa, a 57-year-old Auckland tourism promoter, had a melanoma removed from her lower leg. More >>

Teams rallied for Cancer Society Relay For Life

Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 12:25 pm | Cancer Society

Teams are being rallied together for the next Relay For Life which is being hosted by the Cancer Society in Christchurch next year. More >>

Kiwi men urged not to ignore health problems

Tuesday, 9 September 2008, 10:55 am | Cancer Society

The Cancer Society is challenging men to up their game by getting regular health checks. The Men’s Health Challenge was launched yesterday, Father’s Day, to remind men of the importance of seeing a health professional more often. More >>

4000 cancer tissues banked in resource

Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 11:28 am | Cancer Society

Once referred to as a 'library with all its books on the right shelves', a valuable Christchurch resource for cancer researchers is likely to reach a new milestone. More >>

Cancer Sufferers Call For End To Cigarette Display

Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 1:40 pm | Cancer Society

The Cancer Society has produced a DVD, Out of Sight, Out of Mind, which features cancer sufferers, their families, former smokers and researchers talking about the way tobacco is being normalised to our children by shop displays. More >>

Health groups call on tobacco industry to quit

Thursday, 3 July 2008, 10:05 am | Cancer Society

The Cancer Society of New Zealand and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) are demanding that the Ministry of Health investigate an admission by the New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores (NZACS) that tobacco companies offer financial and other incentives ... More >>

Smokers demand the right to quit their addiction

Friday, 27 June 2008, 11:12 am | Cancer Society

New data released today at the National Tobacco Control Conference shows that increasing numbers of New Zealand smokers support getting tobacco out of sight in shops. More >>

Medicines budget needs $350m boost

Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 2:07 pm | Cancer Society

An immediate injection of $350 million is needed to just bring New Zealand up to Australia’s level of medicines funding, Cancer Society chief executive Dalton Kelly told an important health sector forum in Wellington today. More >>

Musicians and MPs at Youth Rally

Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 10:01 am | Cancer Society

Nesian Mystik’s lead vocalist Te Awanaui Reeder and Labour MPs Steve Chadwick and Moana Mackey want to get tobacco out of sight and out of mind. More >>

Slip Slop Slap Sum Tops $85,000

Friday, 4 April 2008, 4:13 pm | Cancer Society

The inaugural Dulux SLIP SLOP SLAP campaign held this summer with the Cancer Society of New Zealand raised $85,863 towards promoting awareness and SunSmart behaviour of skin cancer in outdoor workers. More >>

Tobacco displays on the way out

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:47 am | Cancer Society

As international momentum builds, the Cancer Society is calling on all political parties to put people ahead of corporate interests and get tobacco out of sight in retail outlets. More >>

New Sunshade Tents To Benefit Mackenzie District

Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 2:17 pm | Cancer Society

Community groups in the Mackenzie District will be safer in the sun thanks to an initiative by the Cancer Society’s Twizel Volunteer Support group, and funding from the Meridian Waitaki Community Fund. More >>

Cancer Society speaks out on Public Health Bill

Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 12:34 am | Cancer Society

It is estimated that about 75-80% of cancers can be attributed to lifestyle or the environment and because of this they are potentially preventable! In New Zealand the most significant and modifiable risk factors include tobacco smoking, obesity, ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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