The number of patients waiting for skin cancer surgery at Dunedin Hospital increased 64 per cent in the past year, while Southland Hospital halved its waiting list.

Results of a large study unveiled in Auckland show a link between women with fertility problems and an increased risk of cancer in their children.

New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe says his fight against cancer is "a comeback worth doing".

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe was diagnosed with lymphoma at the end of last week.

It's a fundraising scheme like no udder - a Waikato Lions club is asking for money from cull cows to raise funds for a Hamilton cancer facility.

Excessive eating and drinking and a sedentary lifestyle are linked to breast cancer in Kiwi women, new research has found.

A 19-year-old from the Hutt Valley has experienced New Zealand in a way few others can claim - running the 2200km length of the country in only 34 days.

Cancer survivors appear in an inspiring new calendar.

International research reveals a six-month treatment of breast cancer with the drug Herceptin is not as effective as a full-year treatment.

More women are being encouraged to pay for breast cancer x-rays from the age of 40, after it was found that many younger women don't know how common the disease is.

A woman with a history of cancer died, after North Shore Hospital refused to order tests which would have diagnosed bone cancer.

Sports writer Dan Coyle tells Phil Taylor about his long battle to cut through the PR myths surrounding Lance Armstrong and organised doping in cycling.

The Govt is being urged to do more to ensure children are sun-safe at school after a study found just half of primary schools were working towards providing adequate shade.

Natalie Rae died from a blood clot the day after being discharged from a Counties Manukau DHB hospital following a series of scans that were negative for clots.

When she was 19, Sarah discovered a lump in her breast - and while undergoing tests, she discovered she was pregnant. She's getting behind CanTeen's annual appeal.