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Dying doctor's farewell

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.

Doctor's fight with cancer over

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

Overdose contributed to hospice patient's death - coroner

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.

Young mum loses cancer battle

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.

Calcium in the blood could provide early cancer warning

Calcium in the blood could provide an early warning of certain cancers, especially in men, research has shown.

Can sex affect cancer risk?

How sex and cancer risk are linked is complicated and dependent on several factors. Your age, gender, and how often you practice safe sex will all influence.

Cancer survivor's fresh blow

A man who battled and beat cancer as a child has been told he has two tumours growing in his brain - caused by radiation therapy that earlier saved his life.

Tribute to 'incredible' dad

Barry Walsh told his daughter he would take part in the twilight cancer charity walk with her, but now Michelle McLeod is determined to do it for him.

Sister's cancer fight inspires

Seeing his little sister lose her hair and tubes being plugged into her tiny body ultimately pushed one Auckland student to go on to help other youngsters fighting the same battle.

Breath test for lung cancer?

Doctors might introduce a breath test designed to detect early signs of lung cancer that could help lower the disease's death rate.

Siblings hit by same cancer defy odds

After the double blow that two of their children had been diagnosed with the same cancer, a courageous Rotorua family hopes they have now beaten the disease.

Benedict Cumberbatch standing up to cancer

Famous actors including Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba and Gillian Anderson have come together for highly visual campaign to drive home the urgency of developing new treatments for cancer.

Ashya King: Inside the Czech Proton Therapy Centre

Scooter aids cancer sufferers

It started as a "boys' weekend" in 2009, but has grown into a major fundraiser.

Hopes pinned to $150k drug

Young Aucklander Sally Xu will die soon unless she can raise $150,000 for a new cancer medicine.

$40m to reduce cancer treatment waiting times - National

National has announced $40 million in funding to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment and $50 million for more elective surgery and people with bone, muscle and joint problems such as arthritis.

Women told: Read your medical reports

A breast cancer lobby group is urging women to read their own medical files and talk to their GP, after a doctor forgot to tell a woman she had cancer.

Patient dies after GP 'forgot' cancer

A doctor could face legal action after he "completely forgot" to tell a patient, who later died, that it was likely she had breast cancer.