Acknowledgements

The Cancer Society would like to thank for their reviews, advice, and contributions:

Kathy Hamilton

Dietitian, Oamaru Hospital, Waitaki District Health Service and Otago HEHA Manager, Southern DHB

Helen Brown

Dietitian, Nurse Maude, Christchurch

Professor Lynette Ferguson

Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Head of Department of Nutrition, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Auckland

Dr Jan Pearson

National Health Promotion Manager, National Office, Cancer Society of New Zealand

Meg Biggs, Julie Holt, and Michelle Gundersen-Reid

Cancer Society Information Nurses

Associate Professor Chris Atkinson

Medical Director of the Cancer Society of New Zealand and Oncologist at St George’s Cancer Care Centre

Sarah Stacy-Baynes

National Information Manager

We thank the people who have experienced cancer who reviewed this edition, and offered many valuable suggestions. We also thank the Cancer Society volunteers who agreed to be photographed for this publication.

Photography

This cover photo was taken by Moxie Communications.

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