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Fashionable Kiwis design collection for cancer

Dame Trelise Cooper is among top designers raising money for breast cancer research.

Should cancer patients describe their illness as a battle?

40-year-old mother-of-three's blog about her breast cancer that has spread to her bones sparks debate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Six times the cervical cancer risk if you skip smears - research

Women over 50 are being urged to have regular smear tests after UK research showed those who skip screenings are six times more likely to end up with cervical cancer.

New lung cancer drug approved for funding

A lung cancer drug which can replace chemotherapy treatments has been added to the Government's list of funded medications.

Boss sells business to help employee with cancer

A Texas restaurant owner is selling his business so one of his waitresses can afford surgery on her brain tumour.

Tennis: Cancer survivor courts success

Ross Hutchins talks about it like it was an inconvenience rather than something that could have killed him.

Solving the DNA jigsaw

Massey University researchers are painstakingly unravelling DNA sequences in the hope of gaining valuable insight into the causes of cancer.

Family happy stolen car recovered

Police have found a car stolen from the parents of a cancer-stricken 1-year-old boy, who also had their house burgled while away getting emergency treatment for the boy.

Plain packaged tobacco debate begins

Parliament will begin its debate on plain packaging for tobacco early next year, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia has confirmed.

Global cancer cases on the rise

Global cancer cases rose to 14.1 million in 2012, with a "marked increase" in breast cancer diagnoses, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Why we need to reconsider the word cancer

Earlier this year, leading American cancer scientists called for a set of changes to deal with the problem of over-diagnosis and over-treatment caused by cancer screening.

Many lung cancer tumors are harmless - study

A provocative study has found that nearly one in five lung tumors detected on CT scans are probably so slow-growing that they would never cause problems.

Down a river with many paddles

A group of friends have started an epic journey down the Waikato river this morning to raise money for a Bay of Plenty boy with a rare form of bone cancer.

Survivors: Act on the signs

Ian Trust spent six months with a store stomach and tiredness, but despite having a family history of bowel cancer he ignored the symptoms, thinking he should just "harden up".

Kiwis should be upfront on No 2 cancer

A Hollywood movie star and a two All Black brothers have helped launch a campaign raising awareness of New Zealand's second most deadly cancer.

Medsafe warns against black salve

New Zealand's medicines watchdog has warned against the use of black salve - a product promoted for treatment of skin problems - after a person suffered a severe necrotic lesion from using it.