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.

Fogel watched his aunt die from stomach cancer. "For me, it was a no-brainer," he said.

Kiwi musician Nathan Haines goes under the knife to remove throat cancer.

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

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'.

Rich-lister Sir Owen Glenn offered to help McGauley's treatment and send her on holiday.

A couple's lifestyle has radically changed after an oral surgeon botched a case.

Eva McGauley has terminal cancer but a miracle drug has seen her tumours disappear.

A new study has proven the benefit of longer treatment with a breast cancer drug.

Dr Peter Liston says sorry for patient's 'long, hard journey'.

After surviving two major life events, cancer gave Densem final push to release album.

It might have saved Barry Joblin but the Cancer Society is warning against relying on apps

The Aussie health blogger claims 'cancer is your body trying to save you'.

Too much oral sex, smoking and drinking increases your risk of mouth cancer.

Giant owls to swoop on Auckland early next year, but there's no cause for alarm.

School kids are decorating owl statues to show their support for cancer kids.

Police Detective Sarah Cato, who is fighting cancer, speaks about swimming the Harbour Crossing to fundraise for cancer charity. / Video by Brett Phibbs