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Sexual link to throat cancer

Rates of throat cancer have increased sharply in New Zealand since the 1980s and part of the rise may result from a widespread sexually transmitted infection.

E-cigs much safer than normal smokes - study

Vapour from e-cigarettes has a fraction of the toxins of traditional cigarettes, and much less nicotine, a new study has found.

Jane Merrick: Jolie's drive to live saving others

The ‘Angelina effect’ of star’s surgery will help raise awareness of ovarian cancer, writes Jane Merrick.

No regrets over eradicating rogue gene

Niki Orchard had discovered she had the BRCA1 gene in spring 2009, after losing her own mother to cancer in February.

How smoking affects babies

New study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans to detect the tiny movements made by foetus in the womb.

Community helps twins' family

After a heartbreaking terminal cancer diagnosis for newborn Southland identical twin girls the community has raised close to $30,000 for the grieving parents.

Bald 'n' beautiful for cure

Colleen Curtis, 76, successfully beat uterine cancer while her best friend, Jan Skelton, 74, has lost friends and family to various forms of the disease.

Brain cancer patient wants right to die

Woman wants a doctor to be able to euthanize her without prosecution if she chooses it.

Existing drugs could treat genetic cancers

New research has identified potential early treatments for deadly genetic cancers, removing the need for drastic preventative surgery.

Cancer boredom-buster helps patients

Cancer boredom-buster Gabby Devine is celebrating her 13th birthday today by giving presents to 100 fellow child cancer patients in hospitals around the country.

Menopause treatment cancer link has women worried

New British research linking hormone replacement therapy to ovarian cancer has caused Australian women to become concerned about the treatment, health experts say.

Boy bounces back to tackle bays run

But it was when he was playing chess and couldn't reach out for the chess pieces, in September 2013, that she knew something was horribly wrong.

Breast milk research could help cure cancer

Research into how breast milk is produced could help in the search for a breast cancer cure.

Hidden illness drives loved ones apart

A little-known condition called cachexia, which affects people with life-threatening conditions, can cause avoidable misery and strife.

Plain packs - heat on Govt

The Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.

Survivor's Ironman effort

Isaac Young's parents could not believe a small lump on their young son's leg was melanoma. The resulting biopsies, surgeries and skin graft are more than any child should have to endure.

Study eases brain cancer fear

New Zealand researchers have found "no consistent increase" in brain cancer during a period of rapidly increasing cellphone use.

Professor who 'cured' his own cancer

Ben Williams' aggressive brain tumour was treated with conventional therapies - and with a cocktail of everyday pills. Could this approach work for others?