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Contents
Why your help is desperately needed now3
Who you would be helping and how 4
Who we are 5
What we provide 6
Our achievements but with your support
we could do even more…
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How you can help
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Our commitment to you 10
Cancer Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa
WHY your help is desperately needed now
Major Challenges
Cancer is the country’s single biggest cause of death. Most New Zealanders will have some experience of it –
either personally or through a relative or friend.
More people are developing cancer – mainly because the population is growing and getting older. Many cancers
can be cured if they’re found and treated in time. It is estimated that in New Zealand, about 1 person in 3 who
gets cancer is cured. Even if the cancer cannot be cured, more effective treatment means many people are now
living longer.
Studies have shown that we are dying of cancer at a much higher rate than our trans-Tasman neighbours.
Research by the University of Auckland, published March 2016 PLOS One, showed the chance of surviving cancer
in Australia had improved by 6% for men and 3% for women. In New Zealand, the improvement was less than 2%
for both women and men. The researchers estimated that 12% of New Zealand deaths from cancer within five
years of diagnosis would be avoided if this country’s survival rate was the same as Australia’s.
There is a general consensus that early diagnosis, better screening and healthier lifestyles are all major
contributors in the fight against cancer.
Every service we provide is completely free of charge. The Cancer Society requires $3.34m to operate each
year. We receive no direct Government Funding so we rely on funds raised by our community.
We need to expand the services we provide because of an increase
in demand for them. We see that demand every day.
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WHO you would be helping and how
In 2015, 600 people attended programmes run by Cancer Society Wellington, including 500 counselling sessions.
And our 0800 CANCER Helpline received 3,000 calls.
Our supportive care team needs to expand to:
• hire more people for our support and information nursing team so we can set up a new cancer information
nurse drop-in service in Lower Hutt and Porirua.
• provide more accommodation for people and their supporters staying near the hospital during treatment
• drive more people to and from treatment through our transport service (remove that stress from working
family members). In the Wairarapa alone, we helped people get to treatment by doing, around, 600 drives in
2015 but, ideally, we could expand this.
• give more Patient Support Grants. We could offer more one-off financial assistance (on assessment by an
oncology social worker or cancer nurse) to people with cancer and their families.
• reach more people through talks, forums, groups and programmes for people affected by cancer and those
interested in cancer-related topics.
• give more counselling sessions for people in distress, or help people adjust to life during and after treatment
(beyond what we currently provide in Wellington and Kāpiti).
• set up a dedicated cancer survivorship service to provide nurse-led post-treatment clinics and help others
move forward beyond treatment.
• Continue to invest in even more people knowing about the 0800 Cancer Helpline.
But, no matter how much we spend on essential services, the amount of cancer in our communities continues to
rise. That’s why we provide health promotion programmes that focus on making healthy choices, the easy
choices. We educate health professionals and other targeted groups about cancer and our services.
Our health promotion teams needs to continue its vital educational role in our community.
More funding would help us reach more people that need help:
• We could work in more Wellington communities where our support is really needed.
• We’d increase our support for low decile schools in the Wellington region so they could provide safer sun
smart school grounds and better health in the future for their students.
• Increase our workplace wellness programmes, focussing on Sunsmart, Smokefree, Men’s Health and promoting the
Cancer Society’s services and key messages.
• Together, we could fund evaluation programmes to ensure we are achieving our goals, and to enable us to
better report outcomes to our funders.
Research
In the last 12 months, the Cancer Society federation gave over $5m in funding research in New Zealand.
The higher this amount gets, the greater the dividends downstream. Research would be a priority, no question.
74% of a donated dollar is spent on services.
The Cancer Society is the biggest charity provider of cancer services in New Zealand.
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Cancer Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa
WHO we are
The Team
The team at the Cancer Society Wellington (including regional centres in Kāpiti, Wairarapa, Marlborough and
Nelson) is made up of nurses, counsellors and educators who work with the utmost professional skill to assist
those in our community who need our help.
Our structure includes Health Promotion and Supportive Care teams who are supported by our many volunteers.
We collaborate extensively with other health professionals such as Wellington Hospital staff, Māori health providers
and Ministry of Health and community organisations staff. Our service brands reflect this.
We are supported by a National Office and federation with a shared vision and shared objectives. The Cancer
Society believes in an organised approach to reducing the incidence and impact of cancer, and it has developed a
set of objectives to achieve this. National Office’s role is to coordinate those activities that have a national
focus, such as centralised fundraising programmes and cancer information.
The Cancer Society is the biggest charity provider of cancer services in New Zealand.
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WHAT we provide
Our core services are:
Supportive Care services and information to people affected by cancer, their families/whānau and carers.
Our range of services include:
• Cancer information in terms of types of cancer, cancer treatment and living with cancer
• How we can help with our 0800 CANCER Helpline, and services for those wanting to talk (Cancer Chat NZ and
Can Connect)
• We provide accommodation at Margaret Stewart House which provides a place to stay for out-of-town patients
having cancer treatment at the Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre
• In bound/out bound transport to appointments and treatment at the Wellington Hospital
• Support programmes and networks
• Grief and Bereavement support
• Counselling and Massage therapy.
Oue health promoters deliver programmes to members of our community which help them reduce the risk of
cancer and make healthy decisions.
Educational programmes:
• Training sessions for health providers
• Cancer Update Professional Forums – public lectures in cancer treatment and new reasearch findings
• Community grants to support schools becoming SunSmart
• Workplace Wellness programmes focussing on SunSmart, Smokefree, Men’s Health and promoting the Cancer
Society's services and key messages
• Cancer Society Shade Loan scheme to promote SunSmart key messages and help reduce New Zealander's risk
of skin cancer.
Research to encourage, organise, support and fund New Zealand research into reducing the risk, treatment and
cures for cancer.
Advocacy because we are not funded by Government we can advocate strongly on issues such as cancer risk
reduction and treatment.
The Cancer Society is there to help anyone
who is dealing with cancer, no matter what cancer.
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Cancer Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
but with your support we could do even more…
Enabled 3,000 people to use the
0800 CANCER Helpline.
Volunteer drivers drove people to over
3,300 cancer-related appointments.
500 counselling sessions.
Provided over 50 people with financial support.
26 support group programmes and networks
were attended by over 600 people.
Over
125 cancer patients stayed at Margaret
Stewart House – a home away from home.
Provided over $5 million in vital cancer
research, including a study into the
development of a new way to treat cancer
with fewer side effects.
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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
but with your support we could do even more…
Provided 17 community grants to support
schools become SunSmart accredited and
community organisations promote healthy
lifestyle key messages. Now 30% of schools in
the Wellington region are SunSmart accredited
schools.
Helped 32 community organisations use the
Cancer Society Shade Loan Scheme to promote
SunSmart key messages and help reduce
people's risk of skin cancer.
Supported 12 government organisations and
businesses run their workplace wellness
programmes that focussed on Sunsmart,
Smokefree and Men’s Health messages.
Advocacy on cancer-related issues.
Working with other organisations.
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Cancer Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa
HOW you can help
To maintain and develop our services we are seeking major donors who can commit to a three year pledge to the
Cancer Society or who can leave a planned gift to help us in the future.
Pledge Options:
Higher discretionary gift pledged for 3 years or otherwise or bequest to the Cancer Society
Gold
$5,000 per annum pledged for 3 years
Silver
$1,500 per annum pledged for 3 years
Bronze
$500 per annum for a discretionary term
Platinum
Our bequest co-ordinator, Judith Langridge, is happy to answer any of your questions on 04 389 8421 or
by email at [email protected]
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OUR commitment to you
Our Vision
To be the leading organisation dedicated to reducing
the incidence of cancer and ensuring the best
cancer care for everyone in New Zealand
Our Mission
Improving community well-being by reducing the
incidence and impact of cancer
Our Values
Integrity
Respect
Excellence
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Cancer Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa
www.cancernz.org.nz
For Cancer Information and Support phone 0800 CANCER (226 237),
email [email protected]
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52 Riddiford St, Newtown
Wellington 6021
P: 04 389 8421 F: 04 389 5994
E: [email protected]
www.cancernz.org.nz
0800 CANCER (226 237)
Cancer Society of New Zealand Wellington Division Inc. Covering: Marlborough, Nelson, Wairarapa and Greater Wellington