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More Pasifika women in Auckland are being found with a rare form of breast cancer.
Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
Hospices struggling as costs skyrocket
Hospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Doctors told her she was just overweight - turns out, she had ovarian cancer
'Something needs to change, you can't just push it away as women's problems.'
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'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
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Mix-up leads to woman's business still being advertised several years after her death.
'Medicine crisis': Potentially lifesaving cancer drugs still not publicly funded
Cancer report finds many potentially lifesaving drugs are still not publicly funded.
Beloved teacher farewelled after losing cancer battle
Rodney Gordon taught at Auckland Grammar for three decades.
Help save Otis: Wellingtonians generously donate for teen with rare cancer
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Omicron surgery delays frightening for cancer victims
Thousands of planned surgeries have been delayed due to the Omicron outbreak.
'Game changer for women': Govt promises women's health strategy
Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.
Uncle Fester role inspires actor to shave head for cancer charity
Petra Rasmussen is shaving her hair off to raise money for people with cancer.
'100% chance I'd die': Star's cancer fight confession
Former Home And Away star Johnny Ruffo has updated fans on his fight with cancer.
Auckland haematologist shaves hair for blood cancer patients
David Downs joked it was now his turn to give his friend a 'bad haircut'.
Melanoma skin cancer: NZ had highest death rate in 2020
More than 350 people in this country die of it each year.
Topp Twins' cancer battle: 'We both feel so loved'
Kiwi showbiz legends both battling breast cancer.
Mum's second brave cancer battle: 'I'm fighting this for my daughter'
Hamilton mum Karen reveals what she's learned from her second struggle with cancer.
Family of teen with rare cancer determined to find cure
There have been fewer than 200 cases of DSRCT, or desmoplastic small round cell tumour.
Seven out of eight sunscreens fail Consumer NZ SPF testing
Only one brand lived up to its SPF50 label.
Breaking point at hospitals: 'Patients waiting in corridors for 24hrs'
Omicron had been 'the straw that has broken the camel's back', top doctor says.
Unnecessary cancer surgery after X-ray errors
A man who should have been sent to palliative care was operated on instead.
Sunscreen bill: MP, buyers want 'honesty' from manufacturers about SPF
A doctor's warning: "We're not doing enough prevention."
Meet the first NZer to legally use dried cannabis flower to treat pain
"Patients like me, we are not interested in getting high and feeling stoned..."
'Traumatised': Safety monitors designed to protect staff from cancerous chemical removed
'We could get cancer in ten years time and no one would have taken responsibility'.
Anya's legacy: Husband's hope after mum-of-three loses cancer fight
Even in her last days, Anya Reardon still had hope for the future.
Mum's horror phone call after birth
Just weeks into parenthood, they received a phone call that changed their lives.
Medicinal cannabis drastically improving eight-year-old's life
Taupō family fundraising for life-changing cannabis medicine that costs $700 a month.
Couple fear losing home after insurance company refuses to pay terminal illness claim
'We're going to lose our house.'
New cancer research programme uses genomic profiling that can give patients a second chance
Cancer patients who have exhausted other treatment options can get another chance.
Meet the sisters aiming to bust into archaic bra industry
PhD students researching ways to create custom-made garments for unique bodies.
Octomum dead at 56 after tragic life
The mum made headlines around the globe when she gave birth to, and lost, eight children.
Breast cancer: Māori, Pasifika and younger women most at risk - report
'Keep asking questions until you get your answers.'