Nearly $7000 has been raised for a pregnant woman fighting an aggressive form of cancer as she marries her partner this afternoon.

Three of the Hastings City Assist team grew beards especially to have them shaved off at the Hastings Night Market, to raise funds for Child Cancer Foundation. Video by Duncan Brown

Richmond Villeran put his stomach pains down to his workouts at the gym. But after a week, and with his stomach growing, he knew something was wrong.

Pigeons are as good as human experts at recognising the signs of breast cancer in tissue samples and mammograms, according to a study.

A test that spots one of the deadliest female cancers with unprecedented accuracy has been developed by scientists.

Inspired by two friends' battles with cancer, an Auckland woman has decided to conquer the country - by bike.

This week's alarming health headlines are about new research showing vegetable oils release toxic chemicals when heated, which cause cancer.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand but a large number of Kiwis are still failing to be sun-smart in the summer months.

COMMENT: New Zealand spends less per capita on healthcare than Australia, and that's not good enough, writes Evangelia Henderson

Emma Crowley was in the shower, shaving her right armpit, when she made the alarming discovery that may have saved her life.

New Zealand's breast cancer death rate dropped by 20 per cent in the decade after the start of the national breast screening programme.

Scientists warn of the dangers of frying food in sunflower oils and corn oil.

One week before senior prizegiving, 18-year-old Jake Bailey was told he might not live to see the day.

Tom McGrath talks about being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Addiction is a word we throw around too readily, sending us on the wrong track like the matters of comparing tobacco and bacon, Paul writes.

Is it time to switch bacon for tomatoes? Scientists have designed disease-fighting tomatoes packed with a 'miracle ingredient' found in red wine.

When Kourtney Ryder experienced lower back pain during her pregnancy doctors put it down to the baby leaning on her spine.

A teen battling a rare form of leukaemia had her wish granted today - meeting her favourite football team.

Women using IVF are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, the biggest study of fertility treatment in the world has discovered.

Experts believe the number of moles someone has on their right arm is an indication of their chances of skin cancer.

Funnyman and stoner icon Tommy Chong is undergoing surgery to remove a tumour in his rectum in the hope it will end his painful battle with cancer.

System under fire as hundreds of cancer patients put on Job Seeker Hardship while they are getting treatment.

A NZ girl who travelled to the United Kingdom to undergo lifesaving surgery, only to be told she had cancer, has been given the all-clear.

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?