He did a Superman dive onto his bed the day he died - family mourns teen Charles Tareha, who refused to let cancer define him.

A woman accused of using an online fundraising site to rip off nearly $20,000 has missed another court appearance due to her "very complex" medical issues.

Andrew Little says he has been clear of cancer for four years after a fluke test caught the disease at an early stage.

An artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.

Ciara Maher's waist-length brown hair has grown uncut for at least six years - but now the 14-year-old Howick College student intends to have it all shaved off.

Scott Dixon has had his fair share of battles on the road to winning three IndyCar crowns and an Indianapolis 500 title.

A drug derived from sea sponges extends the life of women with an especially aggressive form of breast cancer by almost five months.

Terminal cancer sufferer Brittany Maynard, who has previously spoken of her right to die, has ended her own life.

Why do Australians survive breast cancer more than Kiwis? Why is the mortality rate for Maori 65 per cent higher? Researchers are on the verge of the answers.

NZ cricket legend Martin Crowe is in the fight of his life. His cancer has returned, and he is now seriously ill.

Sleeping with numerous women protects a man from prostate cancer, a study has found. But the same does not apply to gay encounters.

Facebook has pulled down a page featuring a screen shot of women’s breasts used in a highly successful cancer awareness campaign.

A school teacher and breast cancer survivor who had surgery to remove her cervix four years ago has complained to the Health and Disability Commissioner after finding last year that part of it was still there.

An idyllic waterfront meal cooked by celebrity chef Ben Bayly proved the perfect tonic for cancer-sufferer Wendy Thompson.

A fatty molecule lays down a "breadcrumb trail" that allows malignant skin cancer to spread around the body, research has shown.

Four high-profile creative New Zealanders have each designed a custom bed to be auctioned for charity, with the proceeds going to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

A 6-year-old boy whose hair had flowed down his back is now sporting a short spiky hairdo after raising more than $800 for charity from his first haircut.

Pictures from the 2014 Turoa Bikini Downhill, an event to raise funds for The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.

A woman’s survival with metastasised breast cancer may be down to genetics or lifestyle, areas in which treatment is poised to make huge strides, writes Hilary Stichbury.

Knowing his death was imminent, an Auckland doctor who had blogged about his battle with terminal cancer penned a poignant message to be posted after he died.

Auckland doctor Jared Noel's fight with bowel cancer, which he fought long enough to see his daughter born, came to an end yesterday.

A Christchurch hospice has been told to review its practices after a coroner found a patient in its care was administered the wrong dosage of a pain relief drug and died four hours later.

The family of Vivian-Leigh Fittall, the young mum whose struggle against cancer touched the late comedian Robin Williams, say their "precious treasure" has passed away.