The symptoms of a nasty head cold turned out to be throat cancer for one woman.

Family struck by double tragedy as both parents are told they have just months left.

Cancer Society Auckland Northland wants smokefree outdoor dining to be mandatory.

A positive pregnancy test led to a devastating discovery for this young mum.

The family of Elaine Iketau are appealing for help from the public.

EDITORIAL: Study raises questions whether national bowel screening programme is adequate.

Compounds responsible for the fruit's red colour may protect against UV rays.

Breast implants are "toast", says plastic surgeon, as demand for alternative grows.

Teen cancer survivor talks about life, his plans for the future and charities he supports.

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.

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.

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.

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.