A Tauranga man has dyed his beard an outrageous shade of pink in support of October's Pink Ribbon Street Appeal for breast cancer.

Since Kamya Ghose had a mastectomy she is designing mastectomy bras tailored for a younger customer after having problems herself underwear shopping.

Comedian Urzila Carlson was 20 when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Many researchers now believe old-fashioned cheap drugs will provide the next big breakthrough in cancer treatment.

Bowel cancer patients with higher levels of vitamin C in their tumours have extended disease-free survival - is the same true for breast cancer?

Helena McAlpine died last week after a high-profile battle with breast cancer. Her final farewell began at the St James Theatre in Auckland yesterday.

From the windows of their whitewashed school, Preignac's 300 nursery and primary pupils look over the verdant vineyards of Sauternes.

Women could be offered new treatments to prevent breast cancer returning following a crucial discovery by scientists.

Helena McAlpine's funeral will be held tomorrow at the St James Theatre on Lorne St in Auckland.

32-year-old Auckland doctor Jared Noel had terminal cancer and had just one wish before he died - to meet his first child, his to-be-born daughter.

A 21-year-old has died of cervical cancer after symptoms were dismissed as growing pains by doctors.

Cancer is as much a part of my life as grocery shopping. I'm not cured but I'm not dying, writes Whitney Archer.

An Auckland teen living with the side-effects of a brain tumour has been chosen as the face of hope by a cancer charity.

Numerous studies now show the risk of many different cancers is undoubtedly influenced by diet.

The new test is twice as reliable as current blood tests and would allow patients to find out in minutes whether they had cancer based on the levels of EN2 in their urine.

In trials Keytruda was shown to be twice as effective as chemotherapy, halting and even shrinking tumour growth.

A young girl who is suffering from cancer was treated to a special birthday party at Auckland's Ronald McDonald House this morning.

Friends and workmates are rallying around a cop and young mum, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer after previously surviving melanoma.

A Chinese entrepreneur who suffers from cancer will make a generous $10 million donation towards research into the deadly disease.

My catch phrase is, "I'm not one to gossip, but ... " because that's what people always say to me.

Skyla was excited to start school this year. Instead she's undergoing 45 days of radiotherapy treatment at Starship Hospital.

It's a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments and even reverse tumour growth.

An editorial in the Herald states that the value of the screening pilot needs proving and that the pilot "is not going as well as expected".

When Rose Cosgrove was diagnosed with breast cancer she became the fourth sister in her family to face the disease.

Here's some celebrities who have gone public with their battle in the bid to save others.

Screening for any cancer is a big decision and the case needs to be compelling. Only when it is should a national programme proceed.

"Women with a family history of breast cancer, should consider reducing their alcohol intake to below recommended limits, or even abstaining altogether."

Drinking coffee could be the key to boosting survival rates among bowel cancer patients, according to researchers.