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⚡BONUS OFFER! When you buy an Entertainment Membership from us, not only will you be supporting to improve outcomes for those children diagnosed with cancer, but you will also receive a bonus $10 Countdown Gift Card! Hurry, offer ends 11:59 May 12 AEST. Get yours today: https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/939q993...

The perfect way to celebrate Mothers day

Give mum the VIP treatment with Entertainment! Packed with thousands of valuable offers across dining, retail, attractions and travel, an Entertainment Membership is the gift she can enjoy all year round.We think Mum will love it even more for supporting REACH Child Cancer and knowing it helps a good cause.Click here to purchase your Entertainment book...

Bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant

A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant involves chemotherapy and/or radiation and replacement of the damaged bone marrow or cancer cells by healthy blood stem cells....

Radiation therapy for childhood cancer

Radiation therapy treats cancer using high-energy x-ray beams. The beams target cancer cells from outside the body and destroy fast-growing cells, such as cancer cells....

Surgery for childhood cancer

Many children with cancer will have surgery during their treatment. Most surgeries happen in the operating room while your child is asleep under general anaesthesia....

Chemotherapy for childhood cancer

Chemotherapy treatment uses anti-cancer medicines (drugs) to treat cancer by stopping cells from growing, or by destroying cells....

Cancer treatment

There are 3 types of treatment commonly used to manage cancer in children: chemotherapy, surgery and radiation therapy....

Blood tests and blood counts explained

Helpful information about blood tests and why they are so important for children going through cancer treatment....

Medicines to help with pain during tests and procedures

There are many different types of medicines to help reduce your child's pain and anxiety during tests and procedures for cancer. ...

Tests to find out how well organs are working

If your child has cancer they may need some tests to find out how well their organs are working....

Tests and procedures - reducing anxiety and distress

There are many ways to help reduce your child's anxiety and distress during tests and procedures for cancer....

X-rays and scans to test for childhood cancer

X-rays and scans take pictures of various parts of the body. Bones show up most clearly but you can also see other tissues....

Lumbar puncture to test for childhood cancer

A lumbar puncture is a procedure to collect and look at the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. ...

Biopsy to test for childhood cancer

A biopsy is a test where a doctor takes a piece of tissue out of the body to check for cancer cells....

Blood tests for children and young people with cancer

Your child's healthcare team will order regular blood tests to check for a low blood count and to know when it is safe to give the next dose of chemotherapy....

Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy

A bone marrow aspirate is a test to see if blood cells in your child's bone marrow are healthy. The test will also show whether cancer cells have spread to the bone marrow from another part of the body....

Tests and procedures to diagnose cancer

Your child will need to have some tests if your doctor thinks they may have cancer....

Children's cancer services in New Zealand

Child cancer care is coordinated across New Zealand so that all children get the best available treatment wherever they live....

What is cancer?

If your child has had a recent diagnosis of cancer, you'll probably want answers to some general questions - about how cancer develops, how it is treated and what terms like 'remission' actually mean....

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20% of every membership sold contributes to REACH Child Cancer.REACH Child Cancer's mission is to fund the ongoing ctDNA research. This will provide a means for oncologists to better treat childhood cancers by ensuring ongoing treatments are well targeted and effective and providing an early indication of whether treatment is working while rapidly detecting relapse.Help us achieve our goal by sharing the below link with your friends and family.Thanks for your support!https://www.entertainmentboo...

Woohoo! $40,000 was donated to the ctDNA project

Woohoo! $40,000 was donated by REACH child cancer to Professor Parry Guilford to fund the ctDNA project. Many thanks to everyone who donated to this worthy cause and tirelessly volunteered their time over the past 2 years. All donations made will continue to go towards helping our kids that are diagnosed with cancer to receive the best possible treatment which will be less toxic, less harsh, and less evasive.All donations are kindly accepted by clicking here...

Day 30 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

We welcome any help from groups who wish to fundraise or hold events to raise money for REACH child cancer research. We can provide leaflets upon request. Contact us today!...

Day 29 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Donations will fund the ongoing development of the Circulating Tumor DNA project which will improve outcomes for those children already diagnosed with cancer. Based upon a normal blood sample, ctDNA can give a window into the progress of the tumor treatment. If a tumor is not responding to a treatment, ctDNA will show this faster than current techniques. Donations will cover the costs for each child's sample to be researched. ctDNA sampling requires only a simple blood test a...

Day 28 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Becoming a sponsor is an excellent opportunity to profile your business in a positive way no matter what your size. REACH will offer corporate sponsors promotional space on our website and associated media platforms. Sponsors are welcome to display their corporate logo and message for the world to see.  Every sponsor who donates to REACH Child Cancer will receive a charitable donation receipt. All funds donated go towards funding this ground breaking ctDNA research conducted ...

Day 27 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Child cancer is not just one disease but over 40, and the same types of cancer often react differently to the same treatments. A lot of people are not aware that child cancer often has a lifelong impact.34% of children die within the first 30 years.19% of children will suffer from a life threatening chronic health condition within 30 years.25% of children will suffer from a moderate chronic health condition within 30 years.Only 22% of children will live a healthy life for 30 years.Child cancers ...