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Paul Little: Je suis bacon - long may I live

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.

'Super tomatoes' designed to fight cancer

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

TV3's 'shabby' treatment of current affairs

COMMENT: Yes, TV3 is free to move the current affairs show around the schedules, but 3D is made with taxpayer money, writes Duncan Greive.

Avoid bacon and sausages... they're as bad as cigarettes

Britons should try to avoid bacon, sausages and other cured meats altogether as they are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, experts have warned.

'A tragedy for a young mother'

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

Teen cancer patient fulfills a dream

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

'Higher cancer risk' for IVF women

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

Right arm moles mean high cancer risk

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

Stoner icon says hemp oil to blame for tumour

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.

Sauterne-producing region hit by child cancer scare

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

Can this test tell if breast cancer will return?

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

Friends, family celebrate Helena's life

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

Helena 'created magic every day'

As he prepares to bury his soulmate, Chris Barton celebrates the legacy of his brave wife, Helena McAlpine.

Jackie Collins' daughter also battling breast cancer

Jackie Collins' daughter has been given the all-clear after also battling breast cancer.

Book extract: Message to my girl

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.

Cervical cancer dismissed as growing pains

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

I have cancer, but it won't kill me

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

Determined teen a face of hope

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