Labour's Phil Twyford takes leave from Parliament
The minister will work remotely after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
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Technology can physically cut the DNA in cancerous cells, scientist says.
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Second tragedy for Grace Millane's family - her father David has died
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Deadly truth about woman's itchy arm
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"It felt like a death sentence. I didn't feel like I had a future to look forward to."
Woman dying of brain cancer begs for MIQ spot for sister
A Wairarapa woman is begging the government to make an exception on emergency grounds.
'Tears of joy': One wedding and a funeral - parents marry the day they buried teen daughter
Parents buried their daughter, then surprised mourners with their marriage ceremony.
Former film festival director Bill Gosden dies at 66
Gosden has been praised for creating an enduring contribution to NZ film culture.
51yo mum is dying of bowel cancer. Govt refuses to lower screening age
Catherine Edwards won't live to see her daughter marry or grand-kids grow up.
Heartbreaking wait: Kiwi woman's fight to be reunited with dying dad
'I still don't know if I will get there in time.'
Raising Phoenix: Auckland mum's dying wish fulfilled after brain cancer shock
Family speak of Auckland woman's dying wish for her daughter to raise her toddler son.
From $500K to zero: How Covid nearly crushed breast cancer charity
When Covid-19 hit, the funding stopped. But people didn't stop dying from breast cancer.
Overseas trial 'could be only cure' for Kiwi girl's cancer
Hollie Beattie was in the clear for six months, until a tumour was found in her brain.
Mum 'eternally grateful' to daycare teacher for identifying son's leukaemia
The teacher suggested she visit a doctor soon and ask for a blood test.
Mum dying after multiple tests fail to detect cancer; claims of racial bias
Teresa McCarthy, 58, has declined further treatment - without which she will die.
Kiwi dad's breast cancer battle: 'If I hadn't gone to the doctor, I'd be dead'
A Taranaki dad has a message for other men after he was diagnosed with breast cancer.
'I lost my biggest champion': New MP's dad died the day of his election win
Labour MP shared his last words with his dad over the phone on Friday evening.
'There's no ambiguity about the word cancer': The harsh reality of melanoma
More people die from skin cancers each year than from road accidents.
'Disgraceful' cancer survival rates: Plea for new facility
The Christchurch Cancer Foundation today pitched plan for major facility to the CDHB.
Devastating find on newborn's head
Nixon Ball wasn't even born when doctors discovered a 'fist-sized' tumour on his head.
Elderly woman's cancer signs ignored for 3 years. Now she's minus a bladder
It's likely her cancer could have been picked up three years earlier, oncologist said.
'Lucky to be alive': Woman, 24, opens up about surviving breast cancer
A new campaign, Check and Change, encourages young women to keep an eye on their boobs.
Jo Stafford: Our wee problem of inequality
Opinion: Sometimes, we're just choosing the wrong people to ask the right questions.
Letters: Cancer treatment, tax cuts and German sailors
Letters on cancer treatment and Pharmac; tax cuts, Matariki and more.
'Without her I'm nothing': Couple ditch NZ over 'cruel' $11k a month cancer cost
Lung cancer patient's last hope to live means leaving her children and moving to the US.
Disabled man couldn't get treatment until it became emergency
Man's family have had to battle system to get him urgent medical care.
Hospital backlog blowout: Care delayed for 500,000 Kiwis
Growing wait times are sparking fears patients are being put at further risk.
'The rates are killing Te Kūiti' - debt burden too big
Rates are crippling residents of a rural district where council debt is $40 million.