A business case for a national national screening programme to detect and treat bowel cancer is being finalised.

Disgraced wellness blogger Belle Gibson could face jail time and $1 million in fines with legal action being launched against her.

An new generation melanoma drug is likely to be funded by Pharmac after a $39 million boost for the drug-buying agency's budget was confirmed for next year.

We have overtaken Australia to have the highest rate of melanoma in the world. That is not a surprise when we consider our deep blue skies.

By next summer, doctors will have a new test to identify those with a high risk of developing melanoma.

One in six men are unaware they have a prostate - meaning they risk missing signs of cancer.

A Dunedin woman who found breast cancer a great motivator to chase her ambition of being a film-maker is working on films in New York and Hollywood.

An 11-year-old girl has swapped her long locks for a funky pink and purple scalp and raised $2440 in the process.

Her mother, aunt and grandmother died of breast cancer. Samantha Pooke is opting for surgery to ensure she survives.

Seven-year-old Ryu Kireka has been living with cancer for more than two years. His family welcome the prospect of new medication for his disease.

Four NZ drug development projects aim to deliver a cancer-killing smart bomb that explodes only inside its target.

NZ researchers have designed a new drug they believe could become a powerhouse, treating a wide variety of cancers by unleashing the body's own immune system.

Tumours had grown in his lungs, chest, liver and brain, but Denis Brosnan had some luck - a trial was seeking patients to test a new pill.

New Zealand carries a big international reputation in cancer research with scientists here designing 10 new cancer drugs to have reached human trial.

A study has linked a shorter gap between dinner and breakfast with a higher risk of a breast cancer recurrence in women.

Throat-cancer patient Grant Munro paid for his son to be vaccinated against the sexually-transmitted HPV virus because the Government has refused.

It should have been an exciting time in her life, but it quickly turned to tragedy.

Cherie Lang's world came crashing down when her son was diagnosed with cancer. The Child Cancer Foundation was there to pick up the pieces.

Until now the new procedure, called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has been considered experimental.

NHS rationing of cervical cancer screening has led to a rise in the number of young women dying from the disease, a leading doctor has claimed.

Bread gets a bad rap. And it's not over yet.

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Labour wants Pharmac to be given funds to commit to new drugs like Keytruda for a set period while the drug's effectiveness is still being tested.

Aspirin is already taken by millions of Britons with heart disease, but now it seems it may also protect men with heart trouble from prostate cancer.

The "Achilles' heel" of cancer has been discovered, raising hopes it could lead to treatments for hopeless cases where disease has spread throughout the body.

Cancer is an unconventional enemy requiring unconventional ideas to tackle it. Enter Zebra fish embryos.