Media and News
20 April 2012Last bastion of cigarette advertising to go!
The Cancer Society welcomes moves to introduce plain packaged tobacco products and commends Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia on her staunch support for New Zealand to be smoke-free by 2025.
26 March 2012Kiwi imports Australians don’t want!
“For a city with some of the highest youth smoking rates in New Zealand it is disappointing to see an international tobacco company investing in a two year upgrade to increase its capacity to manufacture cigarettes,” said Dr Jan Pearson of the Cancer Society.
14 March 2012Vitamin D and Sun Exposure Consensus
A new Consensus Statement on Vitamin D and Sun Exposure has been developed by the Ministry of Health and the Cancer Society with support from ACC, highlighting the importance of balancing sun exposure with safety.
23 February 2012Good example for New Zealand
With the announcement of smoking to be banned in outdoor dining areas from 2015 and in playgrounds, sports grounds and swimming pools as soon as possible, the Cancer Society's Smokefree Advisor, Skye Kimura thinks it is only a matter of time before we have similar bans here.
21 February 2012Abandon the silos!
Chief Executive of the Cancer Society, Dalton Kelly, today challenged stakeholders at a PHARMAC forum whether the time hasn't come to abandon the silo approach to delivery of disease prevention and treatment, as is apparent in the public sector.
