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I was a fit 60-year-old and broke my hip. Every woman should be aware of the dangers of osteoporosis
Telegraph: A third of people with hip fractures die within a year.

The reason young women’s bodies are more prone to cancer
The hormone oestrogen is thought to play to a central role.

'Postcode lottery': Northland's battle against cancer care inequities
Northland had the highest rate of new cancer diagnoses and the second-highest death rate.

Woman dies of sepsis from a perforation during surgery to remove cancer
Patient was admitted to hospital after the procedure and treated for pancreatitis.

Waitangi 2025: Fallen MP inspires Marama Davidson's challenge to Govt amid political return
Davidson's return comes eight months after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.

Assisted dying: Patient’s wish to die in hospice denied by policy
A business in Wellington offered a space for the 44-year-old patient to die.

Cop who cheated death on the front line now faces biggest fight of his life
A police officer is having to self-fund treatment for multiple myeloma.

'Laughter is so important': Dai Henwood on cancer and making people giggle rather than cry
'It’s my funniest show, it’s my most heartfelt show, it’s got a bit of everything.'

Jo Wilson: I missed a cervical smear test – and it almost cost me my life
Telegraph: TV presenter shares how a missed smear test changed her life.

Cancer-fighting fibre essentials: Why your diet needs more than just protein
Fibre, unlike oh-so-popular protein, is the unsung hero of the modern diet.

Cancer frontiers: Five ways Kiwi scientists are taking on our number one killer
Jamie Morton meets the Kiwi scientists leading five cutting-edge new cancer studies.

‘No hesitation’: Community backs mother’s urgent cancer journey
Ruby Smith needs to raise up to $70,000 for advanced cancer treatment in Japan.

My alcoholism may have caused my cancer – so why did I start drinking again?
Telegraph: 'No one warned me about the dangers of my drinking habits.'

Relay for Life set to return with new layout
The event is scheduled for March 29-30 at Poynter Park.

‘Relief’: Princess of Wales in remission from cancer
Kate thanked the healthcare workers who treated her cancer last year.

How Nigel Latta is dealing with incurable cancer
'If I could swap this thing for being bankrupt ... I'd do that in a second.'

Opinion: Gut health tips according to a bowel cancer survivor
OPINION: Here's what the GP relies on to get her through the day.

Delays for check-up colonoscopies ‘putting people’s lives at risk'
'You can never catch up because the demand is so high.'

The little-known cancer that’s linked to the gut – and why it’s doubling in the under-50s
Telegraph: Gallbladder cancer often has no symptoms until its late stages.

'Mission accomplished': Author Ron Murray dies three days after receiving copies of final book
Ron Murray's wife Jill described him as a 'man of many talents'.