A cancer patient is pleading with the Government to fund treatment for everyone exposed to asbestos.

A British toddler battling lung cancer 'rose from the dead' as doctors prepared to switch off his life support and made a full recovery, his family have revealed.

Rents in Tauranga continue to soar to record levels with new figures revealing the average rent jumping $45 in 12 months.

Kelleigh Burkett is living with secondary breast cancer. She says the charity Sweet Louise is a huge help for those diagnosed with the incurable illness.

A treatment injury has ended newlywed cancer survivor Darren Ludlam's working life but an "unlucky" set of circumstances means he can't receive ACC.

A young woman with a body riddled with fast growing tumours, who was left in a three-week limbo by Pharmac, has finally got funding for the drug she needs.

Kiwi athlete Liam Malone may be the butt of a few jokes after he was snapped hitting a giant bottom on a UK TV show with one of his "blade runner" legs.

Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust's annual Pink Walk was also a Pink Zumba and a Pink Massage. All of which helps raise money, awareness and enjoyment for breast cancer sufferers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

For Olivia Fryer, three weeks could be everything but that's how long she's been waiting to find out whether a drug she needs to fight cancer will be funded by Pharmac.

Bundy the Barber, is taking a run at the Guinness World Record for the most haircuts given in eight hours, as part of fundraising for Movember.

COMMENT: There has been a lot of outpouring of grief over the past several days for former CTU head Helen Kelly who at 52 was far too young to die.

Four of NZ's leading women have designed a bespoke bed to raise money for Breast Cancer.

The cost of medicinal cannabis is set to tumble after Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne approved a Canadian pain relief product.

Details of a public funeral service for union boss Helen Kelly have been released.

Helen Kelly, the trade unionist who died yesterday after a brave and public battle with cancer, never shirked a fight. She campaigned

Widower Brett Morrison is using the insurance money from his wife's stolen jewellery to buy a picnic table in her memory. Thieves

Her grandmother's illness inspired Gemma Flynn to become an ambassador for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Benefits include faster recovery and fewer side effects.

Parliament's Health Committee has heard several emotional submissions from the public during hearings on voluntary euthanasia.

Amber-Lee Lawrie, who dedicated her life to helping others, has died after a long battle with cancer.

The deputy head girl of Waiuku College in South Auckland dedicated her life to helping others "fought harder than anyone".

Overseas-trained practitioner found in breach of patient's rights.

Film writer and beauty blogger Helene Ravlich has had a mastectomy after breast cancer returned.

Janet Mikkelsen is a funeral director and a trustee of the Sweet Louise charity which supports those living with incurable breast cancer.

Otago University scientists have taken a first step towards what could eventually be a Keytruda-type drug to fight cervical cancer. They

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Diamond earrings worn by Gemma Flynn on the red carpet for fiance Richie McCaw's film sell for $2,510.

The earrings are being auctioned on Trade Me to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

Radio host Lorna Subritzky swore at the funeral of her friend who died from breast cancer that she would book her first mammogram the next day.

Eight simple changes you can make that will greatly reduce your chances of developing the disease.