Never before has hand hygiene been more important, nor has awareness and compliance amongst us all been so high. World Hand Hygiene Day 2022 provided another opportunity for us all to talk about the importance of correct hand washing...

How you approach a cancer diagnosis is very different for everyone. Who should I involve and when? What do I tell everyone?  Should I tell my children? These are all questions that get asked, and there are no right or wrong answers.

The Ministry of Health has released guidance that immunosuppressed patients are eligible for a 3rd dose of the COVID-19 vaccination due to evidence that immunosuppressed patients develop less response to the standard two doses.

Sometimes you just need a repeat prescription and know that you don't need to see the doctor between now and your next consultation. Now you can...

It’s August and that means that the Cancer Society’s major fundraising street appeal, Daffodil Day is coming up on August 27. While we all get ready to get collecting, Cancer Society Medical Director Dr Chris Jackson has taken on a new additional role - as the official “Daffodil Day Myth Debunker”.

Mindfulness is often considered one of the newest tools in the tool kit when dealing with stress or illness but with its origins in ancient Eastern religions like Buddhism and Hinduism it has been around as long as time itself. As a coping and healing strategy, we’ve only just caught on in the “western” world much more recently.

Hawkes Bay’s first private cancer clinic has opened in Hastings. Led by local medical oncologists, Drs Paula Barlow and Jody Jordan, the new Canopy Cancer Care clinic will broaden the medical oncology services currently available in the region and increase capacity for cancer management.

Cancer is debilitating and one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatments is unrelenting physical and mental fatigue.

Getting vaccinated is one of the best ways we can fight the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the welfare and wellbeing of our communities. The Cancer Society has released a short video with a leading UK lung oncologist about vaccines and the pandemic to highlight the importance of protecting people with cancer. 

We are now in the Traffic Light system with all of New Zealand in ORANGE. All Canopy clinics are open for treatment appointments and consultations unless you are advised otherwise by your clinical team. Keep up to date with all the information here.