Living with Cancer
To receive a free copy of a booklet please ring the Cancer Information Helpline 0800 CANCER (226 237) or your local Cancer Society office.
Visit our Resources, or, Information Sheets for more information.
Information Booklets
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Cancer in the Family: Talking to your children
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Eating Well/Kia Pai te Kai: (24 MB) A guide for eating well during treatment
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Emotions and Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families/whanau and friends
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Got Water/He Wai?: A guide for people with dry mouth
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Sexuality and Cancer/Hokakatanga me te Matepukupuku: A guide for people with cancer and their partners
- Coping with cancer: Your guide to support and practical help: This booklet has been written to provide you with information and practical suggestions that will help you during your cancer experience.
- Talking about Grief and Loss: This booklet has been prepared to help you understand more about your feelings when someone close to you has died.
Information Sheets
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Continence and Prostate - Guide for men and prostate surgery
Continence management following surgery for prostate cancer. Bladder weakness, or urinary incontinence, is experienced by many men following surgery for prostate cancer. This is a common problem, however many men find this the biggest challenge they have to cope with during the recovery process. -
Coping with holidays and special days through times of bereavement (Thanks to Skylight for allowing the Cancer Society to reproduce their Information Sheet)
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Coping with waiting
This information sheet has been written to provide you with ways of coping with the stress caused by waiting for test results, appointments, to start treatment or hear if treatment has been successful.
- In tough times of serious illness: Coping with holidays and special days (Thanks to Skylight for allowing the Cancer Society to reproduce their Information Sheet)
- Making decisions about cancer treatment
- Managing Cancer Pain
- Managing Cancer in the Workplace
- Supporting your young adult children when you have cancer Discusses how to talk to young adults about your cancer diagnosis, how to support them, and where they can find support when they live away from home.
Information Leaflets
Editorial Policy
The Cancer Society's aim is to to provide easy-to-understand and accurate information on cancer, its treatments and the support available. Our cancer information booklets are reviewed every four years (Sheets every two to three) by cancer doctors, specialist nurses and other relevant health professionals to ensure the medical information is reliable, evidence-based and up-to-date. The booklets are also checked by consumers to ensure they meet the needs of people with cancer.
Last Updated: Tuesday 23 April, 2013
