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The Hub is your cancer support blog, sharing helpful reads on cancer research, balancing work and treatment, wellbeing, relationships, and the everyday realities of life with cancer.

18 May 2026
Trusted cancer support charity adopts new name to reflect expanded support | Cancer Support NZ

Renaming to Cancer Support New Zealand

Trusted cancer support charity adopts new name to reflect expanded support  One of New Zealand’s most recognised cancer support charities is stepping into its next...
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12 May 2026
Rehumanising Cancer Support | Cancer Support NZ

Rehumanising Cancer Support

New research published in The Lancet Oncology Commission: The Human Crisis in Cancer shines a stark light on what many people already know deeply: while science has...
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11 May 2026
Supporting Staff Through Cancer | Cancer Support NZ

Supporting Staff Through Cancer

Supporting Staff Through Cancer: What Your People Need Isn’t What You Think Most employers won’t feel fully prepared for the moment an employee shares a...
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10 May 2026
Cancer Can Change Work | Cancer Support NZ

Cancer Can Change Work. But It Doesn’t End Your Working Life.

There’s a moment that doesn’t get talked about enough. Not the diagnosis, nor the treatment plan, but rather the moment you realise work, the thing that...
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9 May 2026
Go Dry This July for Cancer Support | Cancer Support NZ

Go Dry This July for Cancer Support

Media Release: 12 May There’s nothing more sobering than cancer: Go Dry This July for Cancer Support Registrations for 2026 are now open Every 22...
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8 May 2026
What I Wish I Knew | Cancer Support NZ

What I Wish I knew

What Someone Who’s Been Through Treatment Wishes They Had Known When people are first diagnosed with cancer, much of the information they receive focuses on...
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1 May 2026
When cancer changes how you see yourself | Cancer Support NZ

When Cancer Changes How You See Yourself

When Cancer Changes How You See Yourself When people talk about cancer, the focus is often on the physical side effects, hair loss, fatigue, treatment...
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11 February 2026
Cancer Doesn't Follow the Seasons | Cancer Support NZ

Cancer Doesn’t Follow The Seasons

A few weeks into the New Year, Aotearoa has slipped back into the rhythm of the year. The heat of summer lingers. The days are...
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22 September 2025
Impact Report | Cancer Support NZ

2024-2025 Impact Report: Strength in Connection, Care, and Confidence

Cancer Support NEw Zealand is the home of Look Good Feel Better Every day, 77 people in Aotearoa hear the words “You have cancer.” For...
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19 September 2025
Feel Better Update | Cancer Support NZ

Your Feel Better Update

Why not make yourself a cuppa and take a moment with our latest newsletter? Inside, you’ll find support that’s here just for you; time to...
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1 September 2025
Still Me September | Cancer Support NZ

Still Me September

The Side of Cancer No One Talks About This is not about treating cancer. It’s about the other side, the silent part no one talks...
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7 July 2025
Don't Be The Tough Guy | Cancer Support NZ

Don’t be the tough and try to get through without support

Don’t be the tough guy and try to get through without support. That is the advice of cancer survivor Rhys Jones. The former Lieutenant General...
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7 July 2025
Male Carers Are Impacted Too | Cancer Support NZ

Male carers are impacted by cancer too

Cancer has a ripple effect, with people who support or care for a patient, often experiencing mental health issues. Which is why the Cancer Support...
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7 July 2025
Supporting Men Through Diagnosis | Cancer Support NZ

Supporting men through a cancer diagnosis

Rachael was not only the first female career firefighter in New Plymouth, she also helped design the first men’s support sessions for cancer charity Cancer...
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19 April 2024
Volunteer Days - Volunteer days popular with staff

Volunteer days popular with staff

We are incredibly grateful for the support of businesses and their staff who help in a myriad of ways. We were recently honoured to be...
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16 July 2024
Cancer Wellbeing Research | Cancer Support NZ

Wellbeing research: The importance of support during cancer

Look Good Feel Better commissioned research to benchmark the wellbeing of people impacted by cancer. The 2023 NZ Cancer Wellbeing Survey measured the wellbeing of...
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