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• Working with adolescents and young adults with cancer

  Posted: Friday, May 20, 2022 in: Training With tags: education, funding, cancer, young people
  Adolescents and young adults (12 to 24) with cancer present a unique set of challenges for health professionals. They have distinct physical, psychological and developmental needs that are significantly different from those of children or those of adults

• Cancer Society calls for double the effort this Daffodil Day

  Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cancer, awareness, Community
  Cancer Society NZ media release: 11th August 2021 “The number of people affected by cancer has doubled since 1991 and is set to double again by 2040,” says Cancer Society of New Zealand CEO Lucy Elwood in the lead up to Daffodil Day on Friday 27th August

• Live Stronger – Pink Edition: Exercise class for women with breast cancer

  Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Training With tags: physical activity, Courses, cancer, women
  ACC and the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) have recently collaborated to create “Live Stronger – Pink Edition”. This is an exercise class for women going through breast cancer treatment

• Further action to tackle cervical cancer

  Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Cervical cancer, screening, legislation
  Beehive media release: 24th June 2021 Parliament has taken another step to help reduce the number of women who develop cervical cancer, with the Health (National Cervical Screening Programme) Amendment Bill passing its third reading

• National Bowel Screening Programme comes to Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cancer, screening
  Canterbury DHB media release: 28th October 2020 The National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) will officially go-live in the Canterbury DHB region from Thursday 29th October 2020

• Education sessions on screening for women

  Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, health, women, cancer, screening
  ScreenSouth is responsible for the administration of the National Cervical Screening Programme and BreastScreen Aotearoa in Canterbury

• New website to help men check for prostate cancer

  Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: mens health, men, cancer
  Ministry of Health media release: 11th April 2018 Kupe is a website aimed at helping men decide if a prostate check is right for them launched by the Ministry of Health