In the hurly burly of major reconstructive surgery a neck dissection seems like the least of your worries but for some, these common surgical procedures can have long term consequences writes Maureen Jansen. Read more…

This group is Wellington based and supports women with experience of depression. There is more information available at the website…

Here are some of the media releases from this amazing conference.

In response to our mission to connect and support people affected by head and neck ccancer we are providing chat.  This creates real-time, fun and easy communication possibilities. The Chat feature allows you to participate in a live chatroom and private chats. The Chat provides you with additional options:

• Customizable notifications
• Message counter
• Ability to create and manage your groups
• Ability to send files

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In Sickness and in Health - episode 1

You would think everyone would be eager to talk about it. After all, it kills more New Zealanders than anything else. One out of every three of us develop some form of it during our lifetime. Sixty people a day in this country are told “You have cancer.” And it costs over $800 million of our taxes every year to try and manage it.

But for all that, cancer remains the elephant in the room, despite all the efforts to get people screened and…

If you think it is not working for you. It turns out, you are not the only one. 

Here's the problem. If you have an injury due to accident, (including a treatment injury) you are covered by ACC. If you are working at the time, you will be entitled to weekly compensation payments at 80% of your earnings. However, if you have an injury…

This is a highly recommended watch. From November 2017.

From The Specialist…

Mental Illness has many cloaks – one cloak does not fit all.  It looks and feels different for each person.

Each year I go through a slump – Mid August to Mid October – give or take a day here or there. All tied up with loss, a loss that continues to haunt me 40+ years…

Here is the research form for you. Appendix A - Participant Information Sheet - MAP app latest version.docx

Some additional resources for you to read. …

We are joining Volunteering Auckland. We plan to have a network of supporters throughout New Zealand to help us live our vision of connecting, supporting and advocating for New Zealanders affected by head and neck cancer.

Volunteering Auckland can help us:

• Develop volunteer programmes through…

Earlier this year your Chair, Diana Ayling wrote to Minister of Health, Dr David Clark. See below for his response. c1800567.pdf

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Please take the survey titled"[2018] New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Survivor's Support Network - Patient+ Annual Survey". Your feedback is important!

Every year we survey our Patients and their caregivers, and family/whanau. We want to take the temperature of our…

#tongueoutforcancer

Here is a way you can acknowledge International Head and Neck Cancer Day in a creative way.

The New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Foundation has initiated a  ‘tongues out’ selfie campaign to raise …