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.

A Bay of Plenty doctor says skin cancer diagnosis is on the rise, especially in Baby Boomers. The Bay of Plenty has the third highest rate of skin cancer in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

It's the world's favourite chocolate spread, but a report claims one of Nutella's main ingredients is carcinogenic.

An Auckland early childhood teacher died after the melanoma she thought she beat returned 10 years later.

Most of us have been living it up in party mode and having an extra glass or two. But it costs us more than we think.

Nikki Kaye has opened up about the aftermath of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Women diagnosed with breast cancer could get a clearer prognosis with a new model built from the data of thousands of New Zealand patients.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

This time of year brings mixed feelings for Cherie Lang. Reflecting back on 2016 it was a fairly good one, but midnight on December

Amber Arkell was in bed when boyfriend Kieran Wilson found a lump on her breast that turned out to be cancer.

Leisa Renwick was fighting for her own life when she decided to fight for the lives of others dying from melanoma.

Generous Kiwis have donated thousands of dollars towards helping a young Auckland father who has been given only months to live. Ben

The Kiwi filmmaker has taken the time to roll up his sleeves and go on the bone marrow registry.

What is cancer and how does it affect our body? Video / NZME

Parcels and envelopes for Bradley flooded in after a social media campaign was launched to make the football-loving youngster's Christmas a special one.

New daughter has dad wrapped round her finger, say couple who started charity to help kids after losing their son.

Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye speaks about the positives following a "gruelling few months" since her breast cancer diagnosis.

Like many Kiwi kids, 6-year-old Arian Truter loves Christmas. But this December 25 will be extra special because it's a miracle he's here to celebrate it.

A trailer previewing a documentary sharing the inspirational journey of young Christchurch cancer survivor Jake Bailey has been released tonight.

Most of us know the common signs of cancer. But these 10 symptoms could also help with early detection.

One of the most notorious forms of breast cancer is to be targeted in a new study by an Auckland University researcher and cancer survivor.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's decision to publicise her double mastectomy following breast cancer gene testing has led to a sharp rise in genetic testing.

What's on your bucket list? Kim Knight meets Eva McGauley, the terminally ill teenager who is devoting the rest of her life to the victims of sexual assault.

Little Bradley got the experience of a life time when he got to play with his favourite sporting heroes.

As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines

British food critic and newspaper columnist A.A. Gill has died at the age of 62 after a brief battle with cancer.