Today
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
Description
We are here to support local people and their families when they are faced with a diagnosis of cancer.
FREE services we provide include:
- one on one support with our Supportive Care Coordinator
- transport to treatment or appointments locally, in Palmerston North or Wellington
- information brochures and books
- softies and sleeves for breast cancer aftercare
- support groups for men, women & lymphoedema
- advocacy
- health promotion programmes & initiatives including sunsmart schools, shade and sunscreen loans & workplace presentations.
Outside services that we subsidise and/or facilitate include:
- counselling - weekly
- massage therapy - weekly
- breastcare consultants (prosthesis & bras) - three times a month
- wig consultant - once a month.
Service Areas
Accessories
- Wigs
Aids and equipment
- Prosthetics
Cancer research
Counselling
- Home & family
Exercise and relaxation
- Massage therapy
Supportive health
- Lymphoedema
- Psychology
- Social work
Support
- Support during treatment
- Support for family/whānau/partners
- Support groups
Transport
- National Travel Assistance Scheme
- Private transport
- Volunteer driving services
Welfare & advocacy services
- Advocacy services
Cancer Types
Breast, Childhood Cancers, Gynaecological, Leukaemia and Blood, Lung, Prostate, Skin Cancer / Melanoma, Others, Brain and Spinal, Head and Neck / Thyroid, Upper Gastrointestinal (Oesophagus / Stomach / Liver), Lower Gastrointestinal (Bowel / Rectum / Anus), Kidney, Bladder, Testicular, Sarcoma
Hours
8:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
| Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM |
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Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.
How to access this service
Contact us directly for more information.
Contact Details
3 Koromiko Road, Whanganui
Whanganui
Phone
(06) 348 7402
Email
Website
central-districts.cancernz.org.nz/about-us/contact-us/whanganui/
3 Koromiko Road
Gonville
Whanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui 4501
Street Address
3 Koromiko Road
Gonville
Whanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui 4501
Postal Address
PO Box 7116
Whanganui 4501
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This page was last updated at 11:29AM on February 11, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by Cancer Society Whanganui.