Talei Morrison has cervical cancer and is using kapa haka to urge women to have a smear.

Scientists have developed a new test with the ability to screen for eight common cancers.

COMMENT: In 40 years of terminal care I've never seen unmanageable suffering.

Rachael Utumapu is a fire fighter and works for make-up charity Look Good Feel Better.

An update on Mon and Gabe Macdonald who were given a 6 month drug trial from Pharmac to fight Mon's cancer. / Dean Purcell

"I'm just so happy that we finally have some good news on the medical side of things."

A new book reveals the exact moment Gibson knew her stories had come back to bite her.

COMMENT: Cutting back on alcohol consumption can be a lifesaver.

She was walking around normally. An hour later she was paralysed: The cancer was back.

What will the world be like in 2040? Jamie Morton looks at four areas ripe for revolution.

In our Science Made Simple series, we talk to leading cancer researcher Dr Parry Guilford.

Here's why you shouldn't tilt and pour slowly.

Alcohol turns into acetaldehyde in the body which snaps DNA and can trigger cancer.

All Val Ireland wants is to be able to face herself in the mirror again.

Confused about sunscreen controversy? Dr Sharad Paul explains what you need to know.

Her tragic final message on Facebook revealed she had just been diagnosed with Leukaemia.

Jason Guttenbeil should be dead by now but a miracle drug has him looking to the future.

Melanoma sufferer warns others- be vigilant in the sun- after shock cancer diagnosis.

Catch up with 10-year-old Avamarie who was diagnosed with stage-four cancer a year ago.

'Have you had it checked?': Immediate surgery after viewer spots blemish.

Pasifika women in particular need to be more aware of what their body is telling them

A young girl cuts her hair for a cancer victim wig. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Givealittle page launched to help Brian Arndt pursue lead poisoning case

Experts have set out potential ways gene-editing technology could be used in New Zealand.

A US school has been slammed for humiliating a 15-year-old cancer survivor.

A Christchurch woman told this is likely her last Christmas, is battling for medication.

Mon Macdonald hopes to live to at least 40 after being told she has terminal cancer at 38.

Anything closer than arm's length could cause cancer and infertility.

Scientists say these habits can be blamed for just over 30 per cent of cancer deaths.

'Oh my god, there's lead in my jawbone'.