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'I've been on same path as Jolie'
At just 24, Brenna Nation became one of the youngest women in New Zealand to be diagnosed with breast cancer.
At just 24, Brenna Nation became one of the youngest women in New Zealand to be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie had extra reason to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer - her aunt is currently battling the disease.
Emma Stone says her mother's cancer diagnosis was “terrifying”.
Bus stops, train stations and ferry terminals should be declared "smoke-free" from September, the Auckland Council parks forum has recommended.
Even celebrities are mortal. They share our genes and, like us, cannot escape their inheritance.
If this was Angelina Jolie's masterplan to divert attention away from her upper thigh, which she flashed to worldwide acclaim last year at the Oscars, it was an extraordinarily dramatic one.
In some corners of the internet, Angelina Jolie's announcement that she had had a double mastectomy was greeted only with cruelty.
Uterine cancer survivor Fran Drescher has praised Angelina Jolie as a "warrior goddess" following her revalation she had undergone a double mastectomy.
Doctors and genetic counselors warn Angelina Jolie's medical situation was very specific, and that her course of action made sense for only a small category of women.
Angelina Jolie says she "proactively" underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing cancer - a decision her partner Brad Pitt says he is proud of.
Christchurch resident Nicola Coom says if she had to make the decision again, she would still "happily" have a double mastectomy.
A bowel cancer screening programme pilot credited with saving 60 lives in its first year highlights the "outrage" of not rolling it out nationwide, University of Otago health services researcher Dr Sarah Derrett says.
Duck hunters are being urged to dedicate some of their efforts this year to a family struggling with the loss of their mother and wife.
Demand for donated eye tissue continues to outstrip the gradual rise in willing donors.
Drinking one can of fizzy drink a day can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by a fifth, researchers have found.
Greer Davis was 25 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, putting her in an extremely small club.
Increased awareness and changing attitudes have led to a growing number of Pacific women taking part in breast screening.
A cancer charity under investigation over its spending has stopped paying its staff while it considers whether to resume operations in New Zealand.
Diana Clement hears the inspirational stories of fellow female novice triathletes.
Massive advances are being made into the treatment of melanoma, with a cure for sufferers of particular forms of the skin cancer on the horizon, experts say.
Melanoma experts from New Zealand and around the world will meet in Wellington tomorrow to discuss latest research and plans to reduce incidence and impact of the cancer.
I pick up the phone and dial. My heart is thumping in my chest and my mouth has gone very dry. I have been thinking of doing this for a very long time.
The father of a boy whose mother failed in a legal bid to stop radiation therapy for a brain tumour, says his son is reacting well to treatment.