Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

The Long Bay College community is reeling after three deaths in the school community this year.

"Teddy is my hero - if it hadn't been for him I would never have suspected I had cancer."

A Brisbane woman was diagnosed with terminal melanoma when she was 22. Three years on, Ms Betts has revealed she has just "2 -3 months" to live.

COMMENT: I am 15. As a kid, your parents are superheroes. So there is nothing scarier than hearing that one of them is going to die.

A genetically-altered form of salmonella is being created to fight back against tumour cells.

A cervical cancer survivor who was at the heart of the "Unfortunate Experiment" has hit out at the Auckland District Health Board's first attempt at an apology.

A cooling cap worn during chemotherapy could spare thousands of women with breast cancer from losing their hair, researchers announced yesterday.

A substitute teacher in the US has been slammed after telling a young cancer survivor: "If you're bald, you won't be pretty."

After 14 years, four brain tumours, 10 neurosurgeries and ongoing heartache Noah Telfer is on his last chance to live for his family.

The theft of the donated Playstation 4 left one of its youngest users - a boy with a brain tumour - in tears.

COMMENT: How backwards does that make us, to lag behind America in drug policy? Writes Raybon Kan.

The Government appears set to remove a hurdle to getting access to medicinal cannabis in New Zealand.

An international blogger who opened up to the world about her battle with bowel cancer has died just days after being honoured for her bravery.

A terminally-ill prisoner released from jail on compassionate grounds has embarked on a new health regime which involves walking, running and interval training.

Andrew Little attacks Bill English, as he reveals his battle with prostate cancer left him determined to strive for a system fair for everyone.

COMMENT: Do we have to resign ourselves to pale potatoes and floppy toast? Writes Niki Bezzant.

Chef Mike Shatura leaves The Grove to head a new family-style restaurant in Henderson.

The Cancer Society is warning against scammers after an elderly woman was asked for her bank details over the phone by someone claiming to be from the charity.

The Auckland Central MP says her breast cancer diagnosis in September last year has been transformational.

The financial cost of smoking couldn't be more stark in this image posted online.

Sarah Valentine was offered a full mastectomy or a lumpectomy and radiotherapy on the NHS, but defied medical advice by declining both options.

OPINION: Medicinal marijuana - what can't it do? Now scientists believe it could help cure irritable bowel syndrome, writes

Rachel Smalley

A 94-year-old veteran has taken to the skies in a World War Two plane, in what is likely to be his last ever flight.

UK Government has been accused of "massively overreacting" by telling people not to eat roast potatoes despite no scientific proof of a link to cancer.

Meet the Tauranga dragonboat team with a special bond. All the women have had partial or full mastectomies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Meet the Tauranga dragonboat team with a special bond. All the women have had partial or full mastectomies. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Teen Ruby McKinnon's flat stomach ballooned to the size of a rockmelon overnight.

If you and your family want to spend all day sizzling in the summer sun, you could drain a $26 bottle of sunscreen.

After a mother-of-three privately funded her own immunotherapy, she has seen miraculous results.