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Breakthrough offers hope for prostate cancer cure
Scientists discover genetic background to disease - and treatments are already available.
Scientists discover genetic background to disease - and treatments are already available.
A mother diagnosed with breast cancer has posed a picture of the “subtle dimples” that were the only outward sign of her illness online to urge other women to check themselves.
TruScreen will seek to raise up to $4 million to ramp up manufacturing of its single use sensors as it targets China.
The company has entered into a collaborative program to screen 100,000 women in China for cervical cancer.
A young mother suffering from skin cancer has been praised for her bravery after sharing a shocking photo of her treatment as a stark warning to sunbed users.
A cancer diagnosis provides an education like no other. In 2007, at the age of 28, I was diagnosed with bowel cancer, Mary Bradley writes.
A growing body of research evidence shows being married greatly increases patients' chances of being cured of cancer.
A man in his early 50s had skin cancer diagnosed by a lab, but nothing was done for more than a year because of weak recall systems at his plastic surgeon’s clinic.
As a new range of 'empathy' cards goes on sale, Nevo Burrell explains how they would have helped her - and her friends.
Despite treatment for cancer this ‘great New Zealander’ shows little sign of slowing up. He opens up about pipes, kiwi and a privileged upbringing.
When Lindsay Grobler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she had no idea it would be the catalyst for discovering a new passion in sport.
Actress Rita Wilson is convinced her breast cancer ordeal brought her closer to her husband Tom Hanks.
Undercover surveillance of tanning salons has found nearly half failed to implement key safety checks, a new study shows.
A coalition opposed to legalising euthanasia has welcomed the latest legal development in the case of terminally-ill Lecretia Seales.
New study suggests Kiwi men diagnosed with prostate cancer die sooner than those in Britain, and part of the reason may be poorly organised treatment.
Evidence is mounting that long-held theories about breast cancer could be inaccurate.
There will be no outright ban on commercial sunbeds despite pleas from organisations including the Cancer Society and Consumer NZ.
Glad Downes is a devoted mum and grandmother. She has a joyful spirit and gives 100 per cent to her family, whom she loves more than anything.
Actress Cobie Smulders has stunned fans by revealing she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 25 while working on hit the TV comedy How I Met Your Mother.
Cancer Council Victoria CEO Todd Harper is urging patients to be wary of cancer cure claims that sound too good to be true.
A promising lung cancer drug has been rescued by a new American sponsor after a potentially disastrous finding of "unacceptable toxicity" in some patients.
After months of speculation - and years of her friends' doubts - Whole Pantry founder Belle Gibson has admitted she never had cancer.
A group opposed to euthanasia says allowing terminally ill woman Lecretia Seales to take a lethal dose of drugs would have far-reaching impacts on NZ society.
The Human Rights Commission and two other groups want to join a legal challenge by a terminally ill woman seeking the right for a doctor to help her die without criminal prosecution.
The asbestos epidemic, which is expected to cause up to 12,000 New Zealand cancer deaths, may be reaching its long-predicted peak.
A breath test which can predict the chance of developing stomach cancer has been developed by Israeli scientists in the hope that it could save thousands of lives.
Warriors five-eighth Chad Townsend's future in New Zealand is under a cloud as the Sydney-based mother of his partner battles a terminal illness.
A 'devastated' doctor who was involved in a laboratory mix-up that led to one woman needlessly losing a breast has pleaded for forgiveness.