After a cancer diagnosis left her identical twin unable to carry another child, one woman offered up her own body for the job in the ultimate act of sisterly love.

Pacific Edge, the maker of non-invasive bladder cancer tests, has won US regulatory approval to commercially process test samples from its latest cancer detecting product at its Dunedin....

The findings of a new study could be used to help stop women from developing breast cancer at all, British researchers say.

There have been moments of joy and wonder since Jennifer Doolabh was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer aged 25.

But the would-be thief, who was only able to find loose change, left behind a bloody calling card in the building's reception area after being cut while breaking in.

Researchers found a class of inexpensive, existing generic called aromatase inhibitors, which suppress hormones, reduce recurrence rates by 30 per cent as compared with tamoxifen.

John Connolly was described as a hero by Judith Collins, the Police Minister at the time at the attack on him.

An Auckland woman has organised a bake-a-thon to pass on random acts of kindness to people in need.

Women aged 50-plus urged to do at least 5 hours a week of exercise to help reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Those who are seated for more than six hours a day are more likely to suffer cancers, particularly of the breast, ovaries and bone marrow, researchers have found.

When photographs showed a ‘golden glow’ in her 16-week-old son’s eye, Sarah Bowers took him to see the doctor as soon as possible.

"We're thinking we've got six weeks before the therapy starts - do we try to have [a baby] before that?"

We've all had the disconcerting experience of being told, often by someone who read it in Reader's Digest, that something we take for granted can cause cancer.

Tax specialist Iain Craig found a surprise upside to a cancer scare, even in his work.

Joan Swift could fill a small room with her accolades.

Social media users are using hashtags like #sunburnart and #tantattoo to show off their "artistic" sunburns to the world.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Tracy Judd understood how something that seems as minor as applying some makeup can mean so much.

A poignant charity drive in the UK claims it will be, yet sceptical doctors warn women that exercise and healthy diet are as vital as ever.

A study has found smoking can almost double the risk of prostate cancer returning after surgery, with ex-smokers also at greater risk of recurring cancer.

Common chemicals we encounter every day may combine in the human body to cause the development of cancer, scientists have revealed.

A Kiwi scientist is behind technology that could help a major pharmaceutical company make a remarkable cancer breakthrough.

A Kiwi professor has developed a new treatment which may be the answer to helping those diagnosed with asbestos lung cancer.

A Kiwi professor has developed a new treatment which may be the answer to helping those diagnosed with the incurable disease: asbestos lung cancer.

Ryan Tamatea, who is the seventh member in three generations of his extended family to be diagnosed with bowel cancer, might not live long enough to meet his new baby.

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.