Developing cancer is now as common as graduating from university, a study shows.

Half his face was ravaged by cancer. But a genius surgeon rebuilt it, Terminator-style.

Activist's bucket list focused on her campaigns in health care, not tourism and adventure

COMMENT: At 24, after two surgeries and two rounds of chemo, doctors sent me home to die.

Cancer survivor Julie Randall tells how a trial drug saved her life.

Hundreds pledge aid as radio personality Mike Kooge fights for his life .

EDITORIAL: Given another year to live, TV's John Cocks is talking bravely about it.

TV star reveals how a terminal diagnosis has taught him to make the most of the time.

Nina Riggs has terminal cancer and is on a mission to find the perfect sofa.

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.

Family rally around Avie, 10, in cancer battle, shaving hair for Child Cancer Foundation.

Elyse Johnson's parents are trying to keep their precious daughter alive.

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.

The latest Ministry of Health targets are a mixed bag this quarter.

Social media sites are helping to fuel an epidemic of skin cancer, according to an expert.

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.