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Rachel Hunter opens up about grief, spirituality
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Widowed dad: 'Cancer was like a brick in the face'
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Twin shows symptoms but sister has cancer
Inseparable twin sisters leave doctors baffled with peculiar cancer case.
Stan Walker: 'The cancer was the easiest part'
The singer had his stomach removed and says the cancer was not even the worst part.
Pet dragon helps Taine through cancer treatment
When Taine Meachen was diagnosed with cancer his one wish was to have his own dragon.
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Simon Wilson was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Here's part five of his diary.
Doctor reprimanded after failing to refer patient with cancerous lump
Doctor breaches consumers' rights after failing to refer a patient with a cancerous lump.
Devyn's big month - cancer ambassador and school
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Simon Wilson's cancer diary, part 4: To cut or not to cut
In part 4 of his cancer diaries, Simon Wilson decides on his treatment.
Promising NZ anti-cancer drug headed for clinical trial
One of Auckland university's more than a dozen drugs to have reached clinical trial stage.
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Melanoma survivor's warning to Kiwis
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