COMMENT: Good, well-funded, universally accessible palliative care is the answer.

Ella Cocks has opened up about her dad's, TV builder John 'Cocksy' Cocks, cancer battle.

A former Kawerau boy who met a Chiefs rugby player a month ago has died of cancer.

Behind this 18-year-old's glittering appearance is a tragic story.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

Esther Pekepo wouldn't be alive today were it not for the generosity of strangers.

Teenager Peter Troake defied the odds for 18 months.

An appearance on Shortland St was all 13-year-old cancer sufferer Mia O'Donoghue wanted.

COMMENT: The long, fraught process to deciding on a right to die has only just begun.

Kiwis are sacrificing one thing they can live without for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Tauranga mum recalls the moment 9yo daughter diagnosed with cancer spoke those words.

Auckland mum lost her husband and now faces a battle to save her daughter.

Steven Davey is saddened children smoke despite their parents dying of related diseases.

A link discovered between young women with breast cancer and their DNA.

Has cancer finally met its match? Jamie Morton goes inside the immunotherapy revolution.

Cancer widow and victim takes "washerwoman" claim against James Hardie.

A range of previous studies have suggested that tumours actually thrive off sugar.

A hopeful mum-to-be reveals how her decision to have a baby could end her life.

Released prisoner and cancer victim Vicki Letele received an emotional farewell today.

Head boy who gave a moving speech as he faced a deadly diagnosis is keen to help others.

After his famous speech, the publication of a book and a documentary, Jake Bailey speaks about his experience and his future projects.

A heartbroken David Letele said his sister's death had caused him immeasurable pain.

This is not a joke - Kiwi air is being sold overseas for $35 a pop.

Doctor David Fisher explains the benefits of early detection.

A short animation teaches you the ABCDE of melanoma

Jake Bailey reveals the ways in which the disease gave him unexpected gifts.

She had always dreamed of falling in love and getting married. But then she got cancer.

Bowel cancer rates are increasing in people under the age of 50.

Russell Davison didn't want his wife to be taken to a mortuary following her death.

Cancer sufferer's moving video caught the eye of an admirer from across the world.