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Switch off sunbeds

Gloria Love — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:41:01 +1200

Dr Jan Pearson, Health Promotion Manager for the Cancer Society is calling for Government to switch off sunbeds.

Plain packs at last!

Gloria Love — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:51:24 +1300

The Cancer Society is over the moo

An Ice Relay for Cancer

Gloria Love — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:02:47 +1300

Staff and supporters at Antarctica New Zealand’s Scott Base will pound a track near the world’s biggest ice shelf for 12 hours this weekend in a chilly cancer awareness event - the first Cancer Society Relay For Life to be held on the ice.

Employers urged to remember sun safety responsibilities

Gloria Love — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:32:11 +1300

With New Zealand having one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world, people who work outdoors are being reminded to protect themselves as they have a higher risk of developing skin cancers.

World Cancer Day - February 4

Gloria Love — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:04:31 +1300

World Cancer Day 2013 (Monday, 4 February) is an opportunity for cancer organisations around the world to dispel damaging myths and misconceptions about cancer.

Relay For Life: NZ communities part of global movement against cancer

Gloria Love — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:20:02 +1300

This summer over 20,000 New Zealanders will come together to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer by participating in Relay For Life—the world’s largest canc

Sunbeds on skid row

Gloria Love — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:45:25 +1300

As part of the Sunbed Action Group the Cancer Society is delighted by the private member’s bill: Health (Skin Cancer and Trauma Prevention) Amendment put forward by Dr Paul Hutchison MP and Health Select Chair.

Firefighters trade fire engines for motorbikes to fight cancer

Gloria Love — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:13:47 +1300

Firefighters around the country will trade in fire engines for motorbikes at the end of November, travelling the length of the country for the inaugural Ride for Cancer charity fundraiser for the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

One step closer to a smoke free city

Gloria Love — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:02:03 +1200

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Division of the Cancer Society applauds Hamilton City Council’s decision to make Hamilton children’s playgrounds, all council owned and operated buildings, Hamilton Gardens, the Hamilton Transport Centre, Council run and sponsored events and high pedestrian areas such as Garden Plac

My Health Matters

Gloria Love — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:45:47 +1200

September 24^th sees the pilot launch of the ‘My Health Matters’ a kit for cancer patients who are referred through the Palmerston North cancer services.

The plainer the better!

Gloria Love — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:21:08 +1200

Plain packaging, hailed as an important step towards a smoke free Aotearoa by 2025, is the next significant public debate, according to the Cancer Society.

Thumbs up to a good decision

Gloria Love — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:58:21 +1200

“The Australian federal government secured a huge win over big tobacco companies today when the High Court ruled that the Labour Government’s world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid.

Digital daffodils bloom for the Cancer Society

Gloria Love — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:13:51 +1200

Daffodils will be sprouting in both soil and cyberspace this spring as New Zealand raises money for the Cancer Society's flagship fundraising event.

The power walls topple

Gloria Love — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:42:10 +1200

In March 2007 the cancer Society was instrumental in raising awareness of the harm caused by tobacco displays (power walls) in dairies, supermarkets and petrol stations.

Kiwi men tool up to better health

Gloria Love — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:33:39 +1200

In our Kiwi “number 8 wire” culture, men’s health has always been a tricky nut to crack for health promoters.

Drive Smokefree

Gloria Love — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:45:56 +1200

"Thousands of New Zealand kids will have memories of sitting in the back of the family car being blasted with second-hand, stinky, smelly, cigarette smoke - and it's a memory every child can do without!" says Skye Kimura, Tobacco Control Advisor for the Cancer Society.

Thumbs up!

Gloria Love — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:08:23 +1200

Evidence shows that price increases in tobacco products affect smoking rates, so the Cancer Society is delighted with the budget announcement today, that prices will rise by 10% each year for the next four years.

Last bastion of cigarette advertising to go!

Gloria Love — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:29:45 +1200

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.

Kiwi imports Australians don’t want!

Gloria Love — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:41:20 +1300

Vitamin D and Sun Exposure Consensus

Gloria Love — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:07:44 +1300

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.

Good example for New Zealand

Gloria Love — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:47:45 +1300

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.

Abandon the silos!

Gloria Love — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:51:41 +1300

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.

Sunscreen - one of five steps to being SunSmart

Gloria Love — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:44:23 +1300

Dalton Kelly, Chief Executive for the Cancer Society welcomes students and teachers back to school and reminds everyone "to be SunSmart at this time of year, even on cloudy or cool days"

A first in Aotearoa, New Zealand

Gloria Love — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:18 +1300

Kia Ora - E te iwi, a cancer education and support programme for Maori, has been gifted to the Maori health community by the Cancer Society.

UV radiation at extreme levels despite cooler, cloudy holiday weather

Gloria Love — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:36:43 +1300

Some parts of New Zealand may have experienced a cooler, cloudier start to the traditional summer holiday period, but ultraviolet (UV) radiation is still at extreme levels for long periods of the day in most places.

Physical activity for cancer survivors a service provider perspective

Gloria Love — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:11:09 +1300

The international journal Psycho-Oncology has published a new study, undertaken by researchers at the Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit, on physical activity for people affected by cancer.

National NZ House & Garden Tours return in full force in 2012

Gloria Love — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:29:42 +1300

The country's largest national house and garden tour, the NZ House & Garden Tours, will be opening the doors of 48 of the country's most spectacular private homes and gardens this March, to help raise more than $200,000 for two very special charities.

Sunbed operators

Gloria Love — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:57:05 +1300

Consumer NZ is warning people not to use sunbeds following another mystery shop which showed out of 66 sunbed operators, only 11 met all the safety requirements we were looking for.

New Sun Protection Alert will help protect Kiwis’ skin this summer

Gloria Love — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:12:08 +1300

From next month, New Zealanders will have a new, easy-to-use tool that tells them when they need to protect their skin from the sun, with specific reference to where in the country they live.

Pacific cancer partnership strengthened

Gloria Love — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:37:28 +1300

A delegation from the Samoa Cancer Society arrived in Wellington, Sunday 9 October 2011, by invitation of the Cancer Society of New Zealand and spacific pr ltd.

Seven times a survivor

Gloria Love — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:11:49 +1300

Seven time cancer survivor Phil Kerslake has been appointed an International Hero of Hope at a global Relay For Life summit, hosted by the American Cancer Society.

UV levels rising rapidly as daylight saving arrives

Gloria Love — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:38:26 +1300

The arrival of daylight saving is a reminder to New Zealanders that ultraviolet radiation (UV) levels are rising rapidly.

School's get SunSmart

Gloria Love — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:47:00 +1200

A partnership with Telecom New Zealand, which has already provided 4,000 sunhats for the Cancer Society to distriute to schools, is primed for a second round.

Community groups ignored

Gloria Love — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:37:04 +1200

When the Justice and Electoral Select Committee released its report on the Alcohol Reform Bill late last month they recommended only minor tweaks to the original Bill.

Number one killer needs Minister of Cancer

Gloria Love — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:39:10 +1200

CANGO, a consortium of eight major cancer NGOS, is calling for a Minister of Cancer to be appointed by the incoming government to stop New Zealand's number one killer, cancer.

Otago study finds older people underestimate risk of deadly melanoma

Gloria Love — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:05:39 +1200

New Zealanders aged 60 and over appear to wrongly believe they are at low risk of the fatal form of skin cancer melanoma, according to a new University of Otago study conducted for the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Tobacco now out of Sight

Gloria Love — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:05:27 +1200

The Cancer Society is delighted the Government has today passed the legislation required to ban tobacco displays.

Go Auckland!

Gloria Love — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:58:28 +1200

The Cancer Society of New Zealand wholeheartedly supports the Auckland Council on its leadership role in tackling the 'big tobacco' issue.

International Men's Health Week 2011

Gloria Love — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:11:25 +1200

International Men’s Health Week was conceived at the second World Congress on Men’s Health in Vienna in 2002.

We can, we should, we will conquer cancer!

Gloria Love — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:45:22 +1200

World Smokefree Day (Tuesday 31 May) is the perfect time to announce the two New Zealanders accepted onto the American Cancer Society's global cancer ambassador programme.

Heart warming response to NZ House & Garden House Tours - raising over $200,000

Gloria Love — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:42:13 +1200

The success of last month's NZ House & Garden Tours shows that the spirit of giving is very much alive and well, with thousands of people buying tickets to the nationwide event and more than $200,000 raised for cancer charities Look Good Feel Better and The Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Summit calls for sunbed regulations

Gloria Love — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:51:21 +1300

Leading melanoma health professionals attending the MelNet summit last week called for the New Zealand government to follow the World Health Organisation's guidelines, which have been adopted by many other countries.

New Zealand could lead the world

Gloria Love — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:46:57 +1300

The Cancer Society congratulates the Government on its forward thinking when considering the recommendations made following the Maori Affairs Select Committee's Inquiry on the tobacco industry in New Zealand and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori.

Heat on sunbeds

Gloria Love — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:38:24 +1300

Craig Sinclair, Director of the Cancer Prevention Education at Cancer Council Victoria and author of the World Health Organisation's report on sunbeds, is speaking at a forum in Wellington today on the need for sunbed regulation/ legislation in New Zealand.

Focus on skin cancer

Gloria Love — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:09:17 +1300

One of the highlights of the forthcoming 2011 New Zealand Melanoma Summit will be the presentation by Professor Bruce Armstrong, Professor of Public Health at Sydney University.

Cancer Society welcomes Cancer Registry initiative

Gloria Love — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:49:52 +1300

"Upgrading and enhancing the Cancer Registry, as announced by Government today, will bring substantial and exciting benefits to the cancer community," Dalton Kelly, Chief Executive of the Cancer Society said.

Men and the sun!

Gloria Love — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:06:01 +1300

Many New Zealand men are not taking enough care in the sun during the summer months.

School is back!

Gloria Love — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:20:15 +1300

With continued sunny weather it is important that students are protected from the sun's UV rays which can cause sunburn and result in skin cancer.

New Zealand sunbed operators under the lamp!

Gloria Love — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:44:15 +1300

Since 2005 Consumer NZ has carried out four mystery-shopper surveys on sunbed operations.

The value of sunscreen

Gloria Love — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:53:19 +1300

The Cancer Society says ground-breaking Australian research shows that daily sunscreen use can prevent melanoma in adults.

Cancer survivorship - a challenging time

Gloria Love — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:11:11 +1300

The issues relating to cancer and survivorship were discussed by health professionals, cancer survivors and NGO representatives at a national forum held at Massey University recently.

Exposure to the midday sun risky way of getting Vitamin D

Gloria Love — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:04:31 +1300

Most New Zealanders get enough vitamin D through the sunlight exposure they get during their everyday activities, say skin cancer prevention groups.

Government to get rid of tobacco displays

Gloria Love — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:20:39 +1300

The Cancer Society and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) are delighted to hear the Government has committed to removing tobacco displays from the point of sale.

Government asked to be the international leader on Tobacco Control

Gloria Love — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:49:27 +1300

The Cancer Society congratulates members of the Māori Affairs Select Committee for their exellent hard-hitting recommendation following the Inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori.

Health groups concerned about breast thermography

Gloria Love — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:23:30 +1300

Key health groups are expressing concern about the use of thermography as a breast cancer screening or diagnostic tool, following an increase in queries from women and GPs.

New cancer drug to be funded

Gloria Love — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:20:42 +1300

PHARMAC's announcement today that it will fund a drug for people with advanced lung cancer and widen access to currently available drugs for lymphoma and colorectal cancer, is good news for many cancer patients.

Thumbs up to a healthier drinking culture

Gloria Love — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:17:15 +1300

There is a growing body of evidence that alcohol is associated with an increased risk of a number of cancers.

Kiwis remain at risk of sunburn in spring!

Gloria Love — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:58:59 +1200

Daylight saving starts this Sunday and it's a timely reminder we need to dig out our sunhats, wrap-up clothing, sunglasses and sunscreen.

Daffodil Day comes of age

Gloria Love — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:58:52 +1200

Daffodil Day, an icon event in New Zealand, comes of age in 2010 as the Cancer Society and The National Bank celebrate a partnership of 20 years.

Ban those Powerwalls!

Gloria Love — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:15:30 +1200

TODAY in Gisborne a group of ten Youth Ambassadors from the Cancer Society handed over 500 signed postcards to local Labour list MP Moana Mackey. The postcards advocate for a ban on cigarette displays in dairies, service stations and supermarkets.

Young people lead the way

Gloria Love — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:27:10 +1200

The Cancer Society of New Zealand congratulates members of the New Zealand Youth Parliament for their active and open approach to tobacco control, and commitment to New Zealand's 2020 Smokefree vision.

20 – 26 June 2010 Volunteer Awareness Week

Gloria Love — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:42:07 +1200

This Volunteer Awareness Week we celebrate and acknowledge the enormous contribution Cancer Society volunteers make to our organisation and to the lives of people affected by cancer throughout Aotearoa New

Get the tools with Mitre 10 Mega and BE IN TO WIN

Gloria Love — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:34:42 +1200

Don't delay - check out the toolkit today!

Mens Health Week June 14th - 18th

Cancer Society of New Zealand — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:39:02 +1200

http://www.cancernz.org.nz/information/mens-health/

International Men's Health Week

Gloria Love — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:07:57 +1200

International Men's Health Week is a time for men everywhere to take stock of their health.

Addictive Sunbeds

Gloria Love — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:13:21 +1200

According to a US study of over 400 university students, the use of sunbeds may become addictive for some young adults.

Prostate Cancer Trial

Gloria Love — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:11:29 +1200

The largest ever clinical trial into new treatments for prostate cancer, which kills about 600 men annually in this country, has received another significant funding grant from the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Great first step - now let's protect our children

Gloria Love — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:43:03 +1200

The Government's announcement of a substantial increase in the taxation of tobacco products is the first step towards a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2020, says the Cancer Society.

Sunbed Legislation

Gloria Love — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:33:03 +1200

The New Zealand government is now clearly lagging behind many other countries with regard to regulating the sunbed industry. England and Wales have joined Scotland and a long list of countries with legislation controlling the operation of sunbeds.

It's sucking the life out of us

Gloria Love — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:44:48 +1200

Fourteen New Zealanders, including two Māori, will die today.

UV radiation under the microscope

Gloria Love — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:02:22 +1200

The entire spectrum of Ultra Violet (UV) radiation, its affect on plants, people and the planet will be under the microscope at the 2010 UV Workshop being held in Queenstown 7 - 9 April.

Politicians retailers complicit in tobacco deaths

Gloria Love — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:49:10 +1300

If politicians don't ban tobacco displays they are tacitly supporting cigarette industry marketing activities that consign nearly 8,000 Kiwi kids a year to a lifestyle that will ultimately kill half of them, the Cancer Society said today.

Relay For Life is Ten Years Old!

Gloria Love — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:51:46 +1300

Next Saturday when participants in Northland and Taranaki lace up for the first events in 2010 - it will mark ten years of Relay For Life in New Zealand.

A Lost Voice for Maori Women

Gloria Love — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:47:38 +1300

The Cancer Society Chief Executive, Dalton Kelly, is extremely concerned that an important select committee inquir

Protect our future

Gloria Love — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:41:47 +1300

The Cancer Society was pleased to hear Associate Minister of Health, the Hon Tariana Turia say that the government is very determined to reduce the rate of smoking in New Zealand.

Did you make a new year's resolution to reduce your cancer risk?

Gloria Love — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:27:45 +1300

You may be surprised to know you will reduce your cancer risk if you resolved to lessen your alcohol intake, avoid sunburn, maintain a healthy weight, get more exercise and quit smoking.

Tax will help people quit smoking

Gloria Love — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:24:45 +1300

The Cancer Society welcomes recent announcements by the Hon Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Health, that an increase in tobacco tax is on the government's agenda.

Fags and Fat

Gloria Love — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:06:55 +1300

Tobacco control and obesity prevention experts gather in Wellington tomorrow at the Fags and Fat seminar to discuss how to reduce New Zealand’s high rates of obesity.

Mike Beeching has worked outdoors for most of his life.

Hulk Hogan Announced as New Zealand ‘Movember Mo-Mentor’

Gloria Love — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:47 +1300

Hulk Hogan, the biggest name in professional wrestling, has today been announced as an official „Mo‟A new report commissioned by the Cancer Society estimates that skin cancer costs the New Zealand health system in excess of $57 million each year.

Maddy's sun safety message to young people

Gloria Love — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:49:06 +1300

Maddy Bellcroft from Nelson thought she was much too young to get skin cancer, but two years ago, she was told the small mole on her chest was melanoma.

Movember Cancer Release

Gloria Love — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:29 +1300

New Kiwi research into current prostate cancer treatments could help save lives and ease the suffering of those with this disease.

Kiwi Women Say Bring Back the Mo for Charity

Diana Martin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:54 +1300

It may not always be attractive, it might be difficult to groom and it could leave a rash - but an independent survey commissioned by Movember shows 97% of women would support their partner if he grew a mo for charit

Movember 2009 launches With Support of Prime Minister

Gloria Love — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:26:31 +1300

As online registrations open around the country for Movember 2009, the organisers are pleased that Prime Minister John Key has announced his support for the health says one of New Zealand’s most respected doctors.

Graphic morgue image reflects smoking reality - Cancer Society

Gloria Love — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:11:28 +1200

The Cancer Society of New Zealand is making no apology for supporting a graphic tobacco-harm message. New television and print advertising shows a cadaver on a gurney in a morgue, with a toe tag that reads ‘Cause of death: Smoking.

Time for the Government to act to control sun beds, says Cancer Society!

Gloria Love — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:40:35 +1200

The Cancer Society warns that the Government must now take action to regulate the sunbed industry. A recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has upgraded the cancer risk from solariums or artificial tanning devices to the highest risk category group 1-‘carcinogenic to humans'.

It doesn’t hurt to check!

Gloria Love — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:33:22 +1200

With Father’s Day fast approaching it’s time for every man to take stock

Quitting smoking extremely beneficial for people with mental illness

Gloria Love — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:07:47 +1200

A visiting Australian academic says myths about smoking and mental health abound; but the truth is, giving up smoking is extremely beneficial for people with mental illness.

Fundraising for Daffodil Day

Gloria Love — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:46:31 +1200

Ahead of tomorrow when the country will become a sea of Daffodils in support of the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day, the Society is reassuring people of their commitment to best practice fundraising.

Daffodils grow on Facebook

Gloria Love — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:05:32 +1200

This Daffodil Day the Cancer Society has joined Facebook.

Daffodil Day 28 August 2009

Gloria Love — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:59:23 +1200

The daffodil is one of the first flowers of spring, whose bright yellow blooms remind us of the joys the new season will bring.

Government urged to introduce sunbed controls

Gloria Love — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:29:26 +1200

It’s mid winter and if you are thinking about going to a solarium for a tan – don’t! This advice comes from the Cancer Society which believes the risks are too great, especially if you are under 35 or have fair skin!

Budget 2009 short-sighted approach

Gloria Love — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:54:59 +1200

"The Ministry of Health’s line by line review of Budget 2009 Vote Health is unquestionably short-sighted and will lead to major health issues further down the line," said Dr Jan Pearson, Deputy Chief Executive of the Cancer Society.

SunSmart Schools Evaluation

Gloria Love — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:14:49 +1200

Get some winter sun

Gloria Love — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:25:41 +1200

Men do Care

Gloria Love — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:18:03 +1200

"International Men's Health Week is the perfect time to highlight the information we have gathered about the status of men's health and further encourage them to look at any risk factors and actively make changes to their lifestyle," says Chief Executive Dalton Kelly.

2009 Scientific Research Grants announced

Gloria Love — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:14:19 +1200

The Cancer Society of New Zealand has announced its 2009 scientific grants, with this year's recipients representing a wide range of research projects.

Valuing our volunteers

Gloria Love — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:44:14 +1200

"Volunteers fill an important role in the Cancer Society and without their participation we would not be able to offer the extensive services we do," said Chief Executive Dalton Kelly.

Cancer Society recognised for its contribution to the Trans-Tasman Solaria Standard

Diana Martin — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:34:20 +1200

The Cancer Society of New Zealand has been awarded the 2008 Standards Australia Committee award for 'Outstanding Service to Standardisation', along with other members of the Joint Australian/New Zealand Standards Committee on Solaria.

Cancer Society welcomes new Smokefree initiative

Diana Martin — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:29:27 +1200

The Cancer Society is welcoming a new education initiative - Face the Facts - that presents the public with the realities of the harms caused by smoking.

Make a difference to your health

Lynne St. Clair-Chapman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:58:48 +1300

From those who do the food shopping for their families to schools and government, everyone can benefit from expert advice that recommends they can contribute to reducing the incidence of cancer!

Children from Active Homes More likely to be Active Teens

Lynne St. Clair-Chapman — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:03:28 +1300

The key to raising active teenagers is giving them plenty of opportunities to play at home and be part of an active family when younger, new University of Otago research suggests.