Born with cancer: 'Every parent's worst nightmare'
Baby Kaihautu's mum says she is holding strong but is "screaming and broken inside".
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Kiwi cancer survivor: 'Pay attention to what's already in your bucket'
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Wendy Petrie's skin cancer scare prompts warning for others
The broadcaster said having skin cancer cut out of her arm has been a wake-up call.
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A new report shows cancer survival is improving.
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'I lost my love to cancer': Woman dies after move to US for treatment
Julie Moon abandoned her dream life in NZ to get treatment overseas. Now she's died.
Lost trust: Teen's cancer journey leaves emotional and physical scars
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Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water on to 'ghost farms'
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'I was terrified': Heartbreaking reason mum couldn't hold own baby
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NZ cancer care laid bare: Alarming inequalities, dire workforce shortages
Alarming inequalities, dire workforce shortages and ongoing calls for further screening.
Dunedin family devastated after partner's terminal cancer diagnosis
Jonny Keen had been sick in the weeks leading up to a crash which saw him black out.
'Tragic': Mental health disorders linked to deadly physical illness
Researchers examined 3.2 million New Zealander's hospital records.
What does vaping really do to our lungs?
Major NZ study aims to answer burning questions around vaping's long-term effects.
In the radiotherapy room: Simon Wilson's cancer diary
Simon Wilson, diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, reports from the radiotherapy room.
Dad told the cancerous lump on cheek was a tooth abscess. Now he's dying
"Telling the kids their dad was dying was the hardest thing we have ever had to do."
Brave mum hides breast cancer to support her family
"I loved her to bits, but I didn't realise the rest of the world felt the same about her."
Sweet Louise pulls services due to lack of funding
Charity supporting women with incurable breast cancer needs more financial support.
Defying cancer for Xmas: Radical treatment keeping killer disease at bay
Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to the new device.
Bunnings slammed in parody ad for selling product banned abroad
Bunnings has been targeted for stocking a product seeped in global controversy.
Family heartbreak: Young sisters diagnosed with same cancer months apart
The diagnosis follows one of the pair's daughter's own childhood battle with cancer.
Auckland mum's rare cancer diagnosis after losing child in driveway tragedy
Sophia Perera is hoping on hope to have more time with her young daughter, Augustina.
Pathologist gets funding boost for cancer research
It is one of five new research grants Canterbury and West Coast DHBs have received.
Cancer Society calls for mandatory sunscreen tests after Consumer NZ investigation
Five sunscreens fail to provide claimed sun protection in latest Consumer NZ testing.
Labour's Phil Twyford takes leave from Parliament
The minister will work remotely after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
Local Focus: Pāpāmoa surfers ride for men's health
Community surf comp brings locals together for Movember. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Let's do it!': Touching wedding tribute to ill mother
Wedding guests were in for an emotional surprise.
Inequity in cancer care at every turn for Māori
'Māori are 20 per cent more likely to get cancer and twice as likely to die of cancer.'
Scientists kill cancer cells with ground-breaking DNA-altering treatment
Technology can physically cut the DNA in cancerous cells, scientist says.
Top of the tower: Broadcaster's speedy dash to top of Auckland's Sky Tower
Heather du Plessis-Allan has smashed it in her climb up the Sky Tower.
Sell-out of Queenstown 'sugar bowl' chairs to lift local charities
The $150 sugar bowl chairs were sold within hours on Friday morning.
'We are heartbroken': Emotional tribute from Grace Millane family after death of dad
Grace Millane's father, David, died earlier this week after a battle with cancer.