Australian men have a higher chance of dying from prostate cancer than Americans and Canadians, a new study shows.

A Christchurch start-up is developing a radiation-free breast cancer screening system that will perform better in hard-to-diagnose cases.

Cancer boredom-buster Gabby Devine is celebrating her 13th birthday today by giving presents to 100 fellow child cancer patients in hospitals around the country.

New British research linking hormone replacement therapy to ovarian cancer has caused Australian women to become concerned about the treatment, health experts say.

But it was when he was playing chess and couldn't reach out for the chess pieces, in September 2013, that she knew something was horribly wrong.

Research into how breast milk is produced could help in the search for a breast cancer cure.

A little-known condition called cachexia, which affects people with life-threatening conditions, can cause avoidable misery and strife.

The Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.

Isaac Young's parents could not believe a small lump on their young son's leg was melanoma. The resulting biopsies, surgeries and skin graft are more than any child should have to endure.

Blueberries. Green tea. Tomatoes. And, oh, that cruciferous cauliflower. All make the lists of super foods that might help prevent cancer.

A couple of close calls prove life is a series of tests, writes Steve Braunias.

Tiago Pinheiro may only have months to live now his cancer has returned so the little boy's parents have turned to controversial alternative therapies.

A world-leading melanoma expert is warning Kiwis not to rely on a raft of new smartphone apps that claim to detect the potentially deadly skin cancer.

What causes cancer? This deceptively simple question has a devilishly complex answer, writes Darren Saunders.

Researchers have come up with the first precise risk estimates of people developing stomach cancer if they have inherited certain gene mutations.

Researchers have developed the Lung Cancer Indicator Detection device to detect chemical traces in breath which indicate a patient may have cancer.

A businessman is preparing to have a hysterectomy after doctors discovered he was born with a womb.

The parents of twins battling a rare cancer have been given new hope for their babies' future.

Today is World Cancer Day. The theme for 2015 is Not Beyond Us, writes Dr Graeme Jarvis.

Fourteen-month-old Riays Asiata has lost both kidneys to cancer and now she must wait at least two years before she can have a transplant.

Breast screening technology company Matakina has received a boost after it announced the signing of a multimillion dollar global deal with GE Healthcare.

A 33-year-old Dunedin woman left with just one breast after cancer says she's waited two years for surgery - and will have to wait at least two more.

Bob Hill was told he would probably die within six months from incurable melanoma - but that was before he entered a clinical trial of a revolutionary new drug.

Brain, skin and testicular cancers are being found at higher rates in firefighters who trained at a Victorian fire training centre, a new report shows.

A team of international scientists have discovered six new ovarian cancer risk genes - a discovery that could help find new ways to treat the disease.

What cancer-stricken cricketing great Martin Crowe didn't say yesterday was as revealing as his words during a 25-minute media conference on Eden Park.

Cricketing great diagnosed with an aggressive strain of lymphoma says biggest challenge has been "getting the prognosis out of my head".

Herald DigiPoll survey shows 31.3 per cent of Kiwis think they should get their suspect skin blemishes checked out by a health professional, but have not done so.

Former editor of the British Medical Journal says we should "stop wasting billions trying to cure" it.

One of the country's best-known criminal lawyers and a relentless campaigner for prisoners' rights over his 60-year career has been knighted for his services to the field.