Remove the emotion from the debate, and there's been plenty of silly political point scoring on this, writes Barry Soper. Put yourself in the Pharmac's position.

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In emotional scenes outside Parliament, melanoma survivors, patients and supporters gathered to present a petition to the Government.

WATCH: Auckland student owes his life to the generosity of strangers, friends and family who raise money for life-saving melanoma drugs.

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay more than $100 million to family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to talcum powder.

Women delaying or not having children may be contributing to a sharp rise in womb cancer, experts warn.

The hospice which cared for their loved one in her gutsy battle against cancer has inspired three friends to cycle the length of the South Island in the name of charity.

Former union boss's emotional letter to minister as she seeks permission to use medicinal cannabis.

More than 1000 people have signed a mother's petition urging councils to provide shade at playgrounds to protect kids from skin cancer and heat-related risks.

Andy was diagnosed with cancer and given between 6 months and 2 years to live. He then created a Facebook bucket list, so he can live to the fullest.

A leukaemia survivor has lashed out at bullies who "fat shamed" her: "They were shrieking with laughter, it just made me so angry."

A Nelson dad with terminal cancer will miss out on taking his Hi-5-obsessed 2-year-old Tabitha to see her favourite band this month.

A woman diagnosed with cancer and her partner want an overhaul of ACC legislation as they face $200,000 of life-prolonging non-funded treatment.

Most cases of cancer are a result of avoidable factors such as toxic chemicals and radiation, new study suggests.

In most families, dinner table conversation is restricted to what happened at school or whether homework has been completed.

Lecretia Seales is our New Zealander of the Year because of what she did in the last act of her life. She was a private person who stepped into the limelight to ask the courts to give her the right to die. She has gone now but may have left her legacy.

Search for New Zealander of Year recalls ethical dilemma of terminally-ill lawyer's legal battle for right to end her own life.

Sentenced to death, a lawyer set out to gain the right to choose how she would die.

A Kiwi couple who married after a grim cancer diagnosis have arrived in Australia for treatment, while friends care for their newborn son.

At 21 years old, Mike Gunter was just about to take on the world but instead he is fighting for his life.

Breast screening reduces the risk of death from breast cancer by 34 per cent, according to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Health.

Sir Douglas Myers is spending tens of thousands of dollars every month on chemotherapy drugs, including the new wonder drug Keytruda.

A young woman is "stoked" to be able to farewell her old self, "the cancer patient", after receiving a long awaited breast reconstruction.

John Key has been inspired by a heart-wrenching speech given by a Christchurch student just days after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The Government is set to fund a new drug for melanoma despite a "low priority" ranking by Pharmac, one of its MPs has hinted.

A campaign for state funding of a costly new drug for melanoma has been derailed by a "low priority" ranking at Pharmac.