PINC & STEEL Cancer Rehabilitation

The Cancer Rehabilitation Foundation (PINC & STEEL) is New Zealand’s only charity dedicated to cancer rehabilitation. Our mission is to help people affected by cancer reclaim the quality of life they deserve.

Hospitals treat the disease. We focus on recovery. By picking up where the hospital system leaves off, we fund and connect people with certified cancer rehab physiotherapists in their communities — providing expert rehabilitation that runs alongside and beyond medical treatment.

In New Zealand, public funding for rehabilitation is very limited, and access depends on whether patients can afford it. Without rehab, countless New Zealanders face long-term disability, mental health challenges, and chronic illness — leaving many unable to return to work, maintain independence, or support their families. They miss out on the recovery essential to reclaiming their lives.

What We Deliver (the outcomes we see every week):

Faster recovery and reduced symptoms

Higher return-to-work rates

Better mental health and quality of life

Greater ability to self-manage health, maintain independence and return to family life.

Less burden on caregivers

Reduced pressure on the health system

And critically: rehabilitation enables people to exercise, unlocking the proven survival benefits that exercise delivers.