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A heart-wrenching music video of the last song Olivia Newton-John recorded has gone viral.
Olivia Newton-John’s final words revealed
Star's daughter reveals last words her mother said to her before dying of breast cancer.
Dame Olivia Newton-John's final days revealed
The Grease actress died last August aged 73 after a long battle with breast cancer.
The Smear Your Mea campaign could save hundreds of wāhine lives
Teneka Ellison-Pere wants to do her bit for the Smear Your Mea campaign.
The cancer symptoms so many people miss
Telegraph: Early diagnosis can make a huge difference yet few know the common symptoms.
'Too many tumours to count': Shock diagnosis for woman about to celebrate 10 years cancer-free
Chanda Cooper-Warren now faces a $20,000-a-month treatment.
Common ingredient found to cause cancer
New research discovers common ingredient can increase the likelihood of cancer.
Breast cancer breakthrough: Research finds way to reduce risk without surgery
Global study finds gene could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Jane Fonda gives health update amid cancer battle
The actress revealed she had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year.
Ardern, Seymour join forces to raise money for 'pricks'
The two rivals will put aside their differences for a charity auction.
Mum's plea for more Māori donors to help whānau
Mum's charity foundation laying the Māori bone marrow donations.
‘Painful beyond imagination’: Widower’s grief after doctors failed to detect cancer
Two different doctors failed to pick up or act on the tumour in her lung.
‘Huge inequity’: Lymphodema sufferers travelling to Australia, paying for surgery
About one-fifth of cancer survivors who had lymph nodes removed will develop lymphoedema.
How the kindness of strangers is helping save a little boy's life
Willy and Sarah's immense gratitude for people 'who will never know' how much they help.
In the loop: Auckland DJ’s stage 3 cancer diagnosis
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'No cancer': Doctor censured after failing to tell patient of diagnosis
The patient Joshua Linder has since died.
‘I was given days to live’: Dad with blood cancer on the mend two years later
Ross Baker refused to accept the diagnosis that he had less than a week to live.
Moving final message from brave doctor before cancer death
GP urged patients to be wary of signs of the disease.
'The toughest person I know': Emotional Simon Barnett's tribute to wife amid latest cancer fight
Broadcasting veteran reveals wife’s brain cancer had returned after three years.
Duran Duran star’s shock cancer diagnosis
As band makes it to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, guitarist unable to attend due to illness.
'It was brutal': 34-year-old Kiwi mum’s terrifying cancer diagnosis
The 34-year-old Invercargill mother, reveals how she’s coped with the terrifying diagnosis
Help our girl: Devastated parents' wish for 14-year-old girl battling brain tumour
Community rallies around family as teen faces battle with cancerous brain tumour.
Doctor found negligent after failing to tell patient of cancer diagnosis
Dr Nelson Nagoor has been found negligent in a tribunal after failing to diagnose cancer.
'I broke down into tears': ZM host's cancer nightmare
ZM presenter Georgia Burt reveals the diagnosis that saw her break down in tears.
Experts warn Kiwis to take extra care in the sun as UV levels rise
A UV index of three is enough to cause skin damage, we are already at eight, Niwa warns.
Home and Away star gives heartbreaking update on cancer battle
He hasn’t given up the fight against the brain tumour that first emerged in 2017.
Local Focus: Hotrods and Hogs
A two-wheeled traveller has been revving up Rotorua's roads for a good cause.
'My glandular fever was actually cancer': Young woman's brave battle
The two-time leukaemia survivor devotes her time to helping others, studying and dancing.
Photojournalism images raise $200,000 at charity auction
Charity auction celebrating the country's finest photojournalism exceeded expectations.
'Powerful' news images up for charity auction
Iconic moments in the history of Aotearoa are up for grabs in this afternoon's auction.
Should cancer drugs be GST-free? Patient who has spent $200k to survive says yes
"I still feel I've got everything going for me," the 76-year-old says.
Alana Scott never expected kids after cancer. Groundbreaking surgery gives her hope
'It feels quite strange, I don't think I have fully taken it in that it's happening ...'
Jemima's legacy: Brain cancer drug-screening 'JEM-bot' launched in Australian lab
The Wellington 15-year-old died of a brain tumour last October.