Overweight women are more likely to get ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, researchers say.

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a school that suspended two students because they refused to remove bracelets promoting breast cancer awareness.

Seven members of the Breakers basketball team braved a shave as part of the Shave for a Cure campaign.

Each morning, I glimpse reminders of my breast cancer in the bathroom mirror, writes Jane Phare.

A bowel-screening trial has detected cancer early in 129 people - many of whom had no symptoms.

MasterChef NZ judge Josh Emett remembers that as a young boy, his sun protection amounted to pulling on a pair of shorts and running around half-naked during the summer months.

A young woman battling aggressive brain cancer has given birth to a baby girl.

Thousands of people face cold heads this autumn as they shave their hair off in support of those suffering from blood cancers.

Pictures from the wedding of Vivian-Leigh Fittall and Jack Waller.

For most 11-year-old boys, Facebook is a way to chat with friends and share photographs - but for Reece Puddington.

When 27-year-old Briar Lobb was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she set out to live.

The Kiwi husband of a breast cancer patient who suffered an unexpected backlash after posting topless photos of herself online to raise awareness of the disease is standing by his wife's actions.

Three iconic hairdos are being celebrated in a series of limited edition T-shirts for this year's Shave for a Cure campaign.

A young Australian woman who posted graphic photos of her post-cancer body on Facebook says those who complained just don't get it.

Grape seed can be combined with chemotherapy to improve treatment for bowel cancer, according to Australian scientists.

A new international study appears to have put to rest the question over whether cellphones cause cancer.

Concerned parents are asking councils to take action over playground equipment that gets so hot in summer it is burning children when they touch it.

New Zealand scientists have edged closer to new therapies to enhance the body's immune response to cancer.

When his time comes, Stephen Wealthall would like to be at his Greenhithe home feeding the ducks and chickens or simply watching the stands of trees on his property swaying in the breeze.

As a cancer sufferer, I echo Stephen Wealthall's call for talking openly and honestly about death, writes Rev Brian Brandon.

Jennifer Doolabh knows her battle against breast cancer began too late. 'Cancer never crossed my mind because I was only 25.'

Researchers are encouraged by the early findings of a major NZ study to find a better way to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer.

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly will tour New Zealand this year, bringing his "High Horse Tour" to 12 cities and towns in April and May.

Gene Chase has one simple wish - to live. The 54-year-old has been struggling with his health for the past few months after being diagnosed with Castleman's disease.

Kiwis are 'dying from embarrassment' because of a reluctance to speak with doctors about bowel cancer symptoms as NZ tops a report into global bowel cancer rates

Dame Trelise Cooper is among top designers raising money for breast cancer research.

40-year-old mother-of-three's blog about her breast cancer that has spread to her bones sparks debate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Women over 50 are being urged to have regular smear tests after UK research showed those who skip screenings are six times more likely to end up with cervical cancer.

A lung cancer drug which can replace chemotherapy treatments has been added to the Government's list of funded medications.