An ambitious 31,000km charity jetski ride has ended in acrimony after a dispute over what happened to the funds raised.

Prostate-cancer screening should be reduced in New Zealand in light of research just published, an Otago University associate professor says.

Cancer-stricken Holden star made a triumphant return to the track recently.

New Zealand's maddest knight, Sir Peter Leitch, is looking forward to getting back into his kayak with Graham Henry after being plagued by a series of health issues.

Convicted double murderer Mark Lundy has been leaving prison for medical treatment, the Department of Corrections has confirmed today.

A woman with ovarian cancer, whose case was deemed "urgent", waited more than a month for surgery.

Smokers are in denial that their habit causes lung cancer and they should be offered tests that show their personal risk, a researcher says.

Cancer survivor Sam Struthers says that victory was nothing compared with surviving this week's earthquake.

An investigation is under way after a cancer sufferer was given blood with traces of malaria.

Gill South gets her moles checked by an Auckland expert dedicated to the cause.

The fifty-year epidemic of lung cancer which has claimed at least one million lives in Britain may have peaked among women, figures show.