Shortland Street scriptwriters are again mirroring reality, with a teen battling cancer on the show taking marijuana for medicinal reasons.

The cancer-causing gene mutation that actress Angelina Jolie famously pre-empted with preventive surgery is the focus of groundbreaking new Kiwi research.

Pacific Edge is planning a $35.3m offer at a 6.2 per cent discount to fund its US growth strategy.

Breast cancer screening between the ages of 50 and 69 leads to a 40 per cent reduction in women dying of the disease, according to a major international review.

Five well-known Kiwis share what they are giving up for June and their top tips on how to stick to your goal.

Statins could cut the risk of dying from cancer by up to half, large-scale research suggests.

New Zealand could today be facing even higher rates of skin cancer had the world not agreed to rein in ozone-depleting substances nearly 30 years ago.

The Otaki community has shown their solidarity and rallied together to help raise funds for 16-year-old cancer battler Rena Sciascia.

Ahead of Lecretia Seales' euthanasia legal battle, two experts say there's a strong case the law here doesn't stop doctors helping mentally competent, terminally ill people to die.

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.

Kerre McIvor writes: The headline in this week's Herald article on prostate cancer survival rates said it all: NZ men dying too soon.

Eric Watson writes: Mother's Day may be seen as nothing more than another commercialised opportunity these days, but for me it's a very important day.

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.

Mother of three out to spread health message and raise public awareness of breast cancer.

A test that can predict with 100 per cent accuracy whether someone will develop cancer up to 13 years in the future has been devised by scientists.

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.