Cancer patient Nick White had a 50 per cent chance of survival when he had half his tongue removed and rebuilt using muscle from his forearm.

The resistance of superbugs to antibiotics may seem like a horror show of the distant future to many people.

Two years ago the International Agency for Research on Cancer categorised diesel exhaust fumes as class one carcinogens in the same category as asbestos, arsenic and cigarette smoke.

Some well-known Kiwis will join thousands embarking on a hangover-free month from today.

Auckland has become the nation's first city to ban under-18s from using sunbeds, and commercial sunbed operators will now need a licence.

f you believe cancer is a disease that strikes from nowhere with little in your control to prevent it, you'd be mistaken on both counts.

A simple blood test which predicts a woman's likelihood of suffering breast cancer is being developed by scientists.

Breast cancer screening for women under 50 should stop in light of growing questions around how beneficial the practice is, health researchers say.

Fiona Taylor has endured surgeries, terrible pain and other symptoms from cancer, yet manages to find something good in it all.

High factor sunscreen cannot be relied on to protect against the deadliest form of skin cancer, new research suggests.

Cutting out one portion of red meat every day and replacing it with chicken can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by almost a fifth, a study suggests.

Scientists have called for more research into hair dyes and perming products to assess whether they contain a harmful substance which has been linked to causing cancer.

The poster child for a new cancer campaign thought she was dropping in to the Shortland Street set to meet her favourite TV doctor.

Child Cancer Foundation ambassador Quinn Hautapu gets special treatment behind the scenes of Shortland St Photos by Matt Klitscher/South Pacific Pictures

Why does red meat increase the risk of cancer and is there a safe level of consumption? Expert explains.

The successful trial of a new leukaemia drug could herald the end of chemotherapy as the main weapon against the blood cancer, says an Australian specialist.

A UK mother-of-four died after doctors missed 30 chances to diagnose her cervical cancer, an inquest heard.

A bowel cancer screening scheme in north and west Auckland has led to a huge advance in early diagnosis of the potentially fatal disease.

A group of Kiwi breast cancer survivors are bravely revealing their battle scars in a new collection of photographs they hope will remove the mystery of the disease.

Brave women celebrating their bodies after having survived breast cancer.

A low-calorie diet may reduce the chances of breast cancer spreading to other parts of the body, a new study has shown.

Women with breast cancer are increasingly asking for removal of both breasts – despite there being no medical reason for the surgery.

Nearly three-quarters of women who have both breasts removed after a cancer diagnosis may be wrong to take the drastic step, a study has suggested.

Sun tanning can be highly addictive and often has more to do with how it makes people feel than with how they look, says a US dermatologist who is visiting Australia.

A doctor who accepted $150,000 from an eccentric dying patient has escaped sanctions by moving to Australia.