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.

Five months ago, Natalee Lawson was told to "go home and be comfortable". Three tumours have disappeared since starting controversial high-dose therapy.

Most girls who survive childhood cancer go on to become mothers, but boys who undergo treatment will find their chances of becoming a father significantly reduced.

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

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.

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

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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.

Kiwi skin cancer experts are supporting a smartphone app that claims to monitor and detect melanoma risk, but are warning against relying on it completely.

A new mum's joy of motherhood has been tempered by the heart-breaking news her cancer has returned - 18 months after being given the all clear.

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.