Resources

  • Advanced Cancer - Matepukupuku Maukaha

    This booklet may be useful if you have advanced cancer and are looking for information and support.

  • Bladder Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Bowel Cancer - Matepukupuku Puku Hamuti

    This booklet has been written to support people with bowel cancer and their family/whanau. It gives information about diagnosis, treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Bowel cancer and bowel function: Practical advice—A guide for people with bowel cancer

    This booklet provides information on how and why bowel function sometimes changes after treatment for bowel cancer and practical hints to manage these changes.

  • Bowel Cancer Awareness: Understanding your bowel

    This leaflet provides information on your bowel, how the bowel works, looking after your bowel and what you should look for.

  • Brain and Spinal Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Breast Cancer - Te Matepukupuku o ngā Ū

    This booklet has been written to support people with breast cancer and their family/whanau. It gives information about diagnosis, treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Breast Cancer in Men: From one man to another

    This booklet is written for men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or are being investigated for breast cancer.

  • Cancer in the Family: Talking to your children

    When you are diagnosed with cancer, thoughts of your own wellbeing are quickly followed by thoughts or concerns for your family. Although this booklet has been written for parents, it is equally relevant for any family members, caregivers or kaiawhina who are significant in the life of a child.

  • Cervical Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Chemotherapy - Hahau

    This booklet has been written to support people having chemotherapy and their family/whanau. It gives information about treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    This booklet has been written to provide you with information about complementary and alternative therapies (CAM).

  • Eating Well - Kia Pai te Kai

    This booklet has been prepared to help you with questions you may have about your diet while undergoing cancer treatment.

  • Emotions and Cancer: A guide for people with cancer, their families/whanau and friends

    This booklet discusses the emotional effects of cancer. It provides practical suggestions about how to talk to others about cancer, treatment and how you're feeling.

  • Fesili 'e te ono fia fesili ai - Questions you may wish to ask

    Pe a ta'u atu ua e a'afia i le kānesa, e mautinoa, o le a o'o iā te oe ma lou aiga lagona atuatuvale ma e tele fo'i fesili o le a tou mo'omaia ni tali. O le taliina o nei feili, e mafai ai ona pulea lelei e ou fa'alogona le tulaga ua iai. O le lisi lenei o fesili e mafai ai ona lelei se lua talanoaga ma lau foma'i.

  • Got Water?- He Wai?

    This booklet has been written to inform and offer suggestions for people that have a dry mouth and those caring for them.

  • Kanesa o le susu (A guide for women with early breast cancer in Samoan)


    Kanesa o le susu: O le ta’iala mo tama’ita’I ua maua I le Kanesa o le susu e le’I sosolo

    Ua fa’aliliuina lenei tusi i le gagana Samoa ona o le fa’anaunauga ia lava le silafia ma le malamalama o tama’ita’i ua maua i le kanesa o le susu i fa’amatalaga e uiga i lenei ma’i ma ona togafitiga. O lo’o fa’asoa atu foi ni manatu mai i nisi o le mamalu o tina ma tama’ita’i sa feagai ma lenei mai. O le agaga ia fa’asoa atu nei lagona atonu e aoga ma fa’afaigofie mo au fa’aiuga i se taimi e feagai ai ma lenei gasegase.

    Breast Cancer: A guide for women with early breast cancer

    This Samoan translation and adaption of the Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer booklet came about because a need to reach Pacific women with breast cancer and their families. The aim was to provide information on breast cancer treatment and how others coped.

  • Kidney Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Lung Cancer - Matepukupuku Pūkahukahu

    This booklet has been written to provide support for people with lung cancer and their family/whanau. It gives information about diagnosis, treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Melanoma - Tonapuku

    This booklet has been written to support people with melanoma and their family/whanau. It gives information about diagnosis, treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Mouth, Nose and Throat Cancers

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Ngā pātai tērā pea ka hiahia tuku koe - Questions you may wish to ask

    Ka mōhio ana koe kua pā te matepukupuku ki a koe, tērā pea ka pā te mataku ki a koe me tō whānau, ā kāore e kore ke nui ngā pātai ka ara ake. Ka āwhina ngā whakautu i a koe ki te whakahaere pai i ngā āhuatanga o tō mate. E whai ake nei tētahi rārangi pātai hei whakamaumahara i a koe i te wā kōrero ai koe ki tō rata.

  • Ovarian Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Pancreatic Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Prostate Cancer - Matepukupuku Repeure

    This booklet has been written to provide support for men with prostate cancer and their family/whanau. It gives information about diagnosis, treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Radiation Treatment - Haumanu Iraruke

    This booklet has been written to support people and their family/whanau during radiation treatment. It provides information about treatment, practical support and the emotional impact of cancer.

  • Secondary Breast Cancer-Matepukupuku Tuaura ā-Ū

    This booklet has been written to support women with secondary breast cancer and their family/whānau. It covers living with the disease and coming to terms with the future. It looks briefly at symptoms and treatments and lists sources of help and support available.

  • Sexuality and Cancer - Hōkakatanga me te Matepukupuku

    This booklet has been written to provide information on sexuality and cancer. We hope it answers some of the questions you may have as well as assisting you to rebuild your sexual confidence. This booklet is intended for people of all sexual orientations.

  • Stomach and Oesophageal Cancer

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

  • Understanding Grief - Te Mate Pāmamae

    This booklet has been written to support people dealing with the death of someone close.

  • Uterine Cancer (Cancer of the Uterus)

    Available in hard copy from your local Cancer Society, or from the Cancer Council Victoria.

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