ABOUT US
Our Story
Helping people, not patients.
Former Cancer Patient
Our Mission
No one should have to fight cancer alone.
The Acheinu story isn’t about us.
It’s the story of those we help.
It’s about making an overwhelming journey easier, and bringing light to the toughest moments.
“ACS didn’t just help me survive. They gave me the strength to live.”
Cancer Patient
Our Vision
As needs grow, so does our care.
We will always be there, evolving our services to support patients and their families with whatever they need.
That means adding services, growing our team, and expanding the care we provide.
Core Values
What Shapes Us:
All-Encompassing Care
We provide a wide range of services, doing whatever it takes to support patients through the hardest days with care and reassurance.
Empowering Support
Led With Heart
We care for every patient as a person, understanding their world and supporting them with compassion and dignity.
How it all began:
How it all began:
He saw how overwhelming the journey can be…
When Mr M. H. Kahn experienced the impact of cancer in his own family, he realised that patients and families were navigating too much alone.
There had to be somewhere to turn. One source of support.
And so, ACS – Acheinu Cancer Support was born: an organisation built around patients and their families, providing practical, medical, and wellbeing support. Every service is shaped entirely around their needs, supporting them in whatever way is required, every step of the way.
“ACS checked in constantly. They set up an Uber account so I could get home straight after treatment while my husband stayed with the family. On the day of surgery, they sent me a pampering package. I remember thinking, I must be their only patient.”
Breast Cancer Survivor
Through The Years.
From a man with a mission to an empire of care.
2018
The Mission Begins
2019
A Place of Care
2020
Strengthening Support
2021
Growing Services
2022
Expanding Impact
2023
Community Connection
2025
Advanced Care
The team grew again with a third support worker, alongside further expansion of medical services, including the addition of a medical researcher.
Our annual impact:
Our annual impact:
Every Number, A Life Touched:
Medical Voices
A partnership of care:
A partnership of care:
“It is both remarkable and deeply touching to see the care that ACS offers patients as they navigate the diagnostic and treatment pathways of cancer. This is an intensely stressful time, filled with uncertainty and concern. The added personal touch and consistent support provided by ACS is truly invaluable to patients and their families.”
Consultant ENT & Head and Neck Surgeon, Professor of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Christchurch, Canterbury University
“ACS guides all aspects of management from navigating appointments to managing the treatment. This support helps patients to feel more supported and positive which is recognised to improve recovery and outcomes.”
Breast surgeon
“It was amazing to watch how groups across the globe come together to help people in need, offering support by every means possible.”
Surgeon LA
“I remember the time a patient presented with a large parietal tumour close to speech and movement areas. We were able to plan with colleagues from ACS who knew the patient and his family well, a customised approach to complex awake surgery. We were able to do this knowing that ACS would be able to support the patient and his family after such a surgery. The result has been a complete resection of the tumour and an intact and happy patient.”
Together we can change the story
It’s only with your support that we can continue supporting cancer patients and their families.
“ACS were the only people who truly understood.They came with me to every appointment, took over all arrangements, guided every decision, and held my hand through it all.”