The next breakthrough in cancer treatment drugs could be helped by Timaru biotech company Symansis.

A major study has pointed to five "common sense" rules said to reduce the incidence of bowel cancer, along with a range of other life-threatening illnesses.

Paula Green tells Linda Herrick about a cancer diagnosis which led to a renaissance of writing.

Thousands of bottles of industrial bleach have been sold across NZ as a miracle cure for cancer and HIV, sparking a health warning.

Choosing a sunscreen just got more confusing with the arrival in New Zealand of the first to be rated SPF100.

Helena McAlpine is no different from thousands of Kiwi women in most ways ... but this time last year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer survivor Lucy Bennett raised $10,000 for picture panels in Auckland Hospital's radiation department, making treatment a little more bearable.

Ezra Sitagata, 7, could 'pass and tackle like a pro' but he had to tell his team he had cancer.

A man who wrote a book about the death of his cancer-stricken mother has been charged with her attempted murder.

Former long-distance running star Allison Roe has defended thermal imaging, a popular but controversial investigation for breast cancer.