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Would you like to speak to an experienced oncology nurse about your cancer or about someone close to you with cancer?

These nurses are trained to discuss many aspects of cancer and can help you find any other information or support that you may need.  This service is kindly provided by the Auckland Cancer Society and confidentiality is assured.

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A comprehensive free library of books and videos is available on specific cancers and treatments, prevention and early detection and cancer care.  

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We have a wide range of free information for you to find answers to many of the questions you may have about cancer.  We also have information and resources about reducing your risk of cancer.

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Sorry but we are unable to supply information to people living outside of New Zealand. We recommend people living outside of the Waikato & Bay of Plenty region visit their local Cancer Society which is listed in your local phone book and details are available on the national web site www.cancernz.org.nz.
         

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Are you a teacher? Student? Someone with cancer? Family member or friend of  someone with cancer? Or do you just want to know more about cancer?

We have all the information you need right here on-line. PLEASE NOTE: these files are in PDF format so you will need Adobe Reader to be able to view them.  You can download Adobe Reader 6 free of charge by clicking here and following the steps.

Background Information, Position Statements and Statistics

Please note:  There is a lot of different information about causes, treatment and reducing the risks of cancer.  The following statements contain the Cancer Society's position on a variety of issues - based on a thorough review of available evidence.

For information sheets on:

Position Statements, Background Information, Statistics, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Information, Reducing the Risk of Cancer, Smoking Information, Specific Cancer Information, Sunsmart Information - visit: Cancer Information Sheets  

Research
Cancer Society Funded Research

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Visit other cancer-related sites

There are hundreds of cancer-related sites on the internet – some of which supply credible and responsible information.  We’ve selected various web sites that you might find useful but as these sites are not maintained by the Cancer Society of New Zealand Inc. we cannot guarantee that the information is correct, up-to-date or medical research-based.

If you are a patient, we strongly suggest that you discuss any information concerns you have with your cancer care health professionals.

General New Zealand

Cancer Society of New Zealand www.cancernz.org.nz Auckland division www.akcansoc.org.nz/ Wellington division www.cancersoc.org.nz/ Central Districts division www.taranakicancersociety.org.nz/ South Island division www.cancersouth.org.nz/

Research

Otago School of Medical Sciences. http://osms.otago.ac.nz/main/bursary/cancer.html - information for high school students http://cancer.otago.ac.nz/ - cancer genetics laboratory Malaghan Institute http://www.malaghan.org.nz/research/cancer.htm

Australia

The Cancer Council Australia http://www.cancer.org.au/ The Cancer Council Tasmania http://www.cancertas.org.au/ The Cancer Council ACT http://www.actcancer.org/ Queensland Cancer Fund http://www.qldcancer.com.au/ Western Australia Cancer Council http://www.cancerwa.asn.au/ New South Wales Cancer Council http://www.nswcc.org.au/ Cancer Council of Victoria http://www.cancervic.org.au/

UK

Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org.uk Cancer Index http://www.cancerindex.org/ Cancer Help UK http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/ National electronic library for health http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/cancer/ Cancer BACUP (UK) http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk/ BBC health site http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/cancer/

USA

National Cancer Institute (USA) http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinformation/ National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship http://www.canceradvocacy.org/ Abramson Cancer Centre of University of Pennsylvania http://www.oncolink.com/ American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ National Institutes of Health – search for cancer http://www.nih.gov/ Reuters CNN – search for cancer www.reutershealth.com   American Cancer Society CA Journal http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/ For epidemiology: USA National Cancer Institute http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/

Specific Cancer Sites

Breast cancer Waikato Breast Cancer Trust www.wbct.co.nz National Cancer Institute’s information for breast cancer patients http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/breast/ National Breast Cancer Centre, Australia http://www.nbcc.org.au Breast Cancer Net www.breastcancer.net Skin cancer Dermnet (NZ Dermatological Society) site. http://www.dermnet.org.nz Brain Cancer American Brain Tumour Association site. www.abta.org The Brain Tumour Center at Duke http://www.cancer.duke.edu/btc/ Leukaemia Leukaemia Society of America site – for children http://www.leukaemia.org The Leukaemia Foundation http://www.leukaemia.com Prostate Prostate cancer information – University of Michigan, USA http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/prostcan/prostcan.html PASS – Prostate Awareness and Support Society, NZ http://www.prostate.org.nz Testicular cancer National Cancer Institute, USA http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/testicular/ Lymphoma Lymphoma Research Foundation of America Inc. http://lym.convio.net/site/PageServer Bowel, stomach, rectal cancers www.digestivedisorders.org.uk Kidney cancer Kidney Cancer UK site. www.kcuk.org Lung cancer American Lung Association www.lungusa.org

Childhood cancer

Cancer Kids http://www.cancersourcekids.com National Childhood Cancer Foundation http://www.nccf.org/childhoodcancer/ Duke Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Program http://dukehealth1.org/health_services/childrens_health.asp NYU Medical Centre Paediatric Programme http://www.med.nyu.edu/pedho/ Paediatric Brain Tumour Foundation http://www.ride4kids.org/ Paediatric Oncology Group http://pog.ufl.edu/ UCSD Paediatric Haematology/Oncology http://www.pediatrics.ucsd.edu Children's Cancer Web http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/index.htm

Others

Funded by the Cancer Society the Wellington College of Education established this site for both students and teachers http://www.healthylifestyles.org.nz National Cancer Institute articles http://imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/cancerlit.html Cancer Guide: Steve Dunn's cancer information page http://www.cancerguide.org/

Prevention – SunSmart, Smokefree and Healthy Lifestyles

SunSmart New Zealand www.sunsmart.org.nz/ NZ Dermatological Society www.dermnet.org.nz SunSmart Australia www.sunsmart.com.au    The Billy Foundation for Melanoma Research www.bfmelanoma.com  National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA)-  UV index forecasts for NZ http://www.niwa.cri.nz/lauder/ Health Sponsorship Council  www.healthsponsorship.co.nz The Quit Group http://www.quit.org.nz/ ASH New Zealand www.ash.org.nz Teenage sites The Truth about the tobacco industry www.thetruth.com Science based prevention informtation for teens http://www.drugabuse.gov/students.html Tobacco-free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/ Oxygen – Australian Smokefree web site www.oxygen.org.au International tobacco control websites 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health www.wctoh.org Nursing centre for tobacco intervention www.con.ohio-state.edu/tobacco/ Alan Landers-former Winston Model www.winstonman.com Canadian Ministry of Health for teens, teachers and parents www.tobaccofacts.org Canada Council for tobacco control www.cctc.ca       The C Evertett Koop Institute www.smokylies.org Worldwide guide to Smokefree dining, travel and entertainment www.smokefreeworld.com Quit Net www.quitnet.org/qn_main.jtml The Quit Smoking Company www.quitsmoking.com

Health National

Ministry of Education http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ DHB toolkits (Ministry of Health) http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/toolkits.htm National Health Committee http://www.nhc.govt.nz/ Health & Disability Commissioner http://www.hdc.org.nz/ Ministry of Health http://www.moh.govt.nz/ Health Education http://www.healthed.govt.nz/ NZHIS – New Zealand Health Information Service http://www.nzhis.govt.nz/ Health Promotion Forum http://www.hpforum.org.nz/ Public Health Networking project http://www.publichealth.org.nz/ Womens Health Action Trust http://www.womens-health.org.nz/ Public Health Association http://www.pha.org.nz/ New Zealand Guidelines Group http://www.nzgg.org.nz/ Maori National Maori Health Workforce Development Organisation http://www.hauora.com/ Te Puni Kokiri – Ministry of Maori Development http://www.tpk.govt.nz/ Maori Health http://www.maorihealth.govt.nz/ TAKOA Rua-mano http://www.takoa.co.nz/

Health International

World Health Organisation  http://www.who.int/en/ UICC (International Union Against Cancer) http://www.uicc.org/ Pacific Health Pacific Health Research Centre http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/pacific/ Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs http://www.minpac.govt.nz/ World Health Organisation, Western Pacific Region http://www.wpro.who.int/

Disclaimer:
Please note that these sites reflect the opinion of the authors/ editors and not necessarily those of the Cancer Society.  Other authors may have different opinions that do not appear on these sites.

Decisions concerning the care and treatment of individual cancer patients should be based on all relevant and personal information. Please discuss this information with a doctor familiar with your case if you are making any decisions about continued care or treatment.