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Mayoress battling cancer
Shan Inglis, the lawyer wife of Auckland mayoral candidate Len Brown, has throat cancer and needs urgent treatment.
Breast cancer claims life of art gallery's billionaire
American billionaire Josephine Robertson, a major benefactor to the Auckland Art Gallery, has died.
Jab no surefire protection from cervical cancer
The HPV vaccination could mean more women with cervical cancer will not be diagnosed, health officials have warned.
Quick blast of radiation instead of 6-week course
British doctors have made a dramatic advance in the understanding of breast cancer which could shorten treatment, save millions and see fewer women undergo mastectomies.
'Green light' worry in smoking test
It's billed as the test to scare smokers into quitting, but now some public health groups say it may encourage some to keep on puffing.
Tears and laughter as jazz singer farewelled in style
The life of Beverly Jean Morrison, better known as the singer Beaver, was celebrated with song, laughter, tears and many fine stories on Saturday.
Karaoke host sings the praises of healthy living
Te Hamua Nikora is the Maori men's posterboy for what not to do about your health - but he's still a ridiculously handsome one, he reckons.
Cancer silences effervescent Kiwi singing star
New Zealand musician Beaver - best known for her role in Blerta and for performing the theme song to the 1980s Kiwi television show Gloss - died yesterday.
Trend towards 'overestimating' skin tone - study
Almost three-quarters of people who think they have olive skin actually only have fair skin, according to a University of Otago study.