Complaints that a breast cancer ad was 'too explicit' and should've come with a warning have been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority.

A woman who raised funds online for a terminal illness has been charged with fraud.

An idyllic waterfront meal cooked by celebrity chef Ben Bayly proved the perfect tonic for cancer-sufferer Wendy Thompson.

A fatty molecule lays down a "breadcrumb trail" that allows malignant skin cancer to spread around the body, research has shown.

Four high-profile creative New Zealanders have each designed a custom bed to be auctioned for charity, with the proceeds going to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

A 6-year-old boy whose hair had flowed down his back is now sporting a short spiky hairdo after raising more than $800 for charity from his first haircut.

Pictures from the 2014 Turoa Bikini Downhill, an event to raise funds for The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

Auckland doctor Jared Noel's fight with bowel cancer, which he fought long enough to see his daughter born, came to an end yesterday.

A Christchurch hospice has been told to review its practices after a coroner found a patient in its care was administered the wrong dosage of a pain relief drug and died four hours later.

The family of Vivian-Leigh Fittall, the young mum whose struggle against cancer touched the late comedian Robin Williams, say their "precious treasure" has passed away.

Calcium in the blood could provide an early warning of certain cancers, especially in men, research has shown.

How sex and cancer risk are linked is complicated and dependent on several factors. Your age, gender, and how often you practice safe sex will all influence.

A man who battled and beat cancer as a child has been told he has two tumours growing in his brain - caused by radiation therapy that earlier saved his life.

Barry Walsh told his daughter he would take part in the twilight cancer charity walk with her, but now Michelle McLeod is determined to do it for him.

Seeing his little sister lose her hair and tubes being plugged into her tiny body ultimately pushed one Auckland student to go on to help other youngsters fighting the same battle.

But, from measuring heart rate to checking suspect moles, can an app really help to improve your health? We ask the experts.

As part of an epic 3600km road trip, two Kiwi blokes will be soaked in icy water, do hot laps, fight paintball battles and even play a spot of 20/20 cricket, all in the name of charity.

An American news anchor working for the WCIA Channel 3 news in Illinois told viewers on the show that he has brain cancer and only six months to live.

On camera, My Kitchen Rules New Zealand rivals the "Modern Day Hippies" and the "Corporate Dads" are locked in a tense battle for a $100,000 winners' cheque.

Nanotechnology will experience huge growth in the coming years and affect most areas of our lives, says an expert in the field, Auckland University senior lecturer Michelle Dickinson.

Doctors might introduce a breath test designed to detect early signs of lung cancer that could help lower the disease's death rate.

After the double blow that two of their children had been diagnosed with the same cancer, a courageous Rotorua family hopes they have now beaten the disease.

Famous actors including Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba and Gillian Anderson have come together for highly visual campaign to drive home the urgency of developing new treatments for cancer.

It started as a "boys' weekend" in 2009, but has grown into a major fundraiser.

Young Aucklander Sally Xu will die soon unless she can raise $150,000 for a new cancer medicine.

National has announced $40 million in funding to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment and $50 million for more elective surgery and people with bone, muscle and joint problems such as arthritis.