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.

The mother of Stephen Sutton, who raised $5.8 million for charity before dying of cancer, has paid tribute to her “courageous, selfless, inspirational son”.

Using a mobile phone for more than half an hour a day over five years can triple the risk of developing certain types of brain cancer, a French study suggests.

Maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol consumption and keeping active can help prevent breast cancer.

Stephen Sutton, the 19-year-old cancer sufferer who has raised millions for charity, has hit back at claims he “duped” followers because his condition has improved.

Eczema sufferers may have less chance of developing skin cancer, new research suggests.

Terminally ill Daniel Camp got bat on ball when a top cricketer arrived to brighten the day of Starship children's hospital patients and their brothers and sisters.

Former New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner's "brave" revelation that he has undergone a mastectomy will help to break down the stigma around male breast cancer.

Half of patients who are diagnosed with cancer in Britain today will be "cured'', according to the authors of landmark new research.

A teen from terminal cancer, whose fundraising campaign has been backed by a host of celebrities, has seen his condition improve after "coughing up a tumour".

The death rate from cancer has fallen over the past 25 years, but lung cancer will overtake breast cancer as the biggest killer among women within the next few years, said leading experts.

A Fijiian cancer sufferer and her family will spend a week at a luxury holiday resort thanks to the generosity of a Kiwi family that was forced to cancel their own dream holiday.

Labour will roll out a nationwide bowel cancer screening programme within three years if it is elected, leader David Cunliffe announced this afternoon.

Older women underestimate their risk of developing breast cancer, new research shows.

Melanoma researchers have made an important finding in how cancer cells use energy, which they hope will help drug makers pick up the disease's resistance to certain medicines.

We are a culture obsessed with breasts - but how much do we really know about them?

The online world has made trying to be yourself, to be honest and ordinary and real, more risky and exposing than ever, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Troy Korewha was only three weeks old when his father died of cancer, but his dad's absence still weighs heavily on his mind.

Her tea towel designs have raised a quarter of a million dollars for Starship. Not bad for a 17-year-old. Suzanne McFadden meets Ruby Seeto, cancer survivor and one-of-a-kind teenage entrepreneur.

When surgeons proposed amputating part of Renata Muunu-Te Tane's left leg to eradicate cancer, his parents were understandably shocked - but another shock was yet to come.

There were tears at a Dunedin private school yesterday as principal Melissa Bell, who last year recovered from aggressive breast cancer, announced her resignation.

The no-makeup-selfie hashtag that went viral in the UK has arrived in New Zealand, with at least one cancer organisation riding on the coat-tails of its success.

Young cancer survivor Samir Azizi has learned so much about his disease he plans to be an oncologist. At just 11, he is already being asked by hospital staff to explain procedures to young patients.