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It's been on 75-year-old, Stephanie Grant's bucket list, to shave her head for cancer.
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The 27yo felt at the peak of life when a shock diagnosis turned her world on its head.
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Northland mum of two fundraises for last-chance cancer drug
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'Resilient' Fergie reveals skin cancer diagnosis
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The family say they were expecting growth not shrinkage of the tumour at this stage.
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Speedy treatment: Why father with rare cancer travelled to India
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Baywatch star's heartbreaking cancer diagnosis
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Health Minister gets official advice on 'appropriate expansion' of free cervical cancer testing
The 'co-payments' most women make to be screened could soon be scrapped.