BusinessHealth firm sees $100m chance in USYears of hard work will finally come to fruition for New Zealand biotechnology outfit Pacific Edge when, on Monday, the company's sales team will hit the road in the United States, the world's biggest healthcare market.26 Jun 05:30 PM
KahuPot-taking past 'no barrier'Ikaroa-Rawhiti byelection candidate Te Hamua Nikora says previous health problems forced him to quit a marijuana habit.24 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldCancer treatment hailed as breakthroughWhat price the Grim Reaper? You've got months to live, staring down the death sentence imposed by terminal cancer.21 Jun 09:45 PM
Entertainment'Angelina effect' welcomedThe number of women ringing the breast cancer helpline tripled following Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a double mastectomy.19 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMelissa Etheridge backtracks on Jolie jibesSinger Melissa Etheridge has clarified her controversial comments about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy, insisting she did not mean to criticise the actress for undergoing the preventative surgery.19 Jun 03:30 AM
LifestyleTalcum powder link to cancer riskWomen who regularly use talcum powder to keep fresh increase their risk of ovarian cancer by almost a quarter, according to new research.18 Jun 10:25 PM
LifestyleThe devil they knowAlan Perrott talks to people with the inside track on what’s out to get us and finds out how that knowledge affects their daily lives.14 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandCancer patient turns his attention to others in needA young cancer patient who has just finished his treatment is already thinking of others.12 Jun 05:30 PM
LifestyleOxford breast cancer research 'unhelpful'New Zealand breast cancer experts say a British study doubting the effectiveness of breast screening is alone in its assertions, and could persuade women to forego vital mammograms.12 Jun 02:46 AM
LifestyleProfessionals face cancer dangerSuccessful women may be more likely to develop breast cancer – and stress at work, including prejudice, discrimination, and resistance, could be to blame.10 Jun 03:00 AM
OpinionDyani Lewis: Sex and throat cancer - the factsOral sex is often the first of many forays into sexual intimacy we experience as fumbling teenagers.09 Jun 10:00 PM
LifestyleShared cancer ordeal a shock for mothersTwo women with children in the same kindergarten were amazed to discover they had similar stories of being affected by bowel cancer.08 Jun 05:30 PM
SportCrowe bares his soul in bookA day after publicly announcing his cancer was in remission, Kiwi cricket legend Martin Crowe has officially launched his autobiography detailing his battle with the disease.06 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentDouglas changes his tuneMichael Douglas says he'd win a Nobel Prize if he knew exactly what caused his throat cancer.05 Jun 05:30 PM
BoxingBoxers partner up with cancer battlersArdie Hickey has been battling a brain tumour, and boxer Bubba Tuigamala is getting in the ring to support that fight.05 Jun 05:49 AM
New ZealandCandidate kept some cancer cashA Mana Party candidate who kept $12,000 that had been given for his cancer treatment says he was unable to give the money back.04 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentStar blames sex rather than smoking for cancerA sexually-transmitted virus that actor Michael Douglas says caused his recent illness only rarely leads to cancer.03 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAngelina Jolie's aunt loses breast cancer battleAngelina Jolie's aunt has lost her battle with breast cancer.26 May 10:50 PM
SportCricket legend faces greatest testFormer New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has opened up about his battle with cancer as his friends in the sporting world praise him for his bravery.26 May 05:30 PM
LifestyleKiwi women follow JolieHundreds of Kiwi women have been stirred into checking their family history of breast cancer after the huge publicity over Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have both her breasts removed.25 May 05:30 PM
New Zealand'I've been on same path as Jolie'At just 24, Brenna Nation became one of the youngest women in New Zealand to be diagnosed with breast cancer.24 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentJolie's aunt battling breast cancerAngelina Jolie had extra reason to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer - her aunt is currently battling the disease.22 May 10:40 PM
EntertainmentMum's diagnosis 'terrifying'Emma Stone says her mother's cancer diagnosis was “terrifying”.22 May 09:35 PM
LifestyleForum urges smoking banBus stops, train stations and ferry terminals should be declared "smoke-free" from September, the Auckland Council parks forum has recommended.20 May 06:40 PM
LifestyleDNA key to breast cancer in spotlightEven celebrities are mortal. They share our genes and, like us, cannot escape their inheritance.17 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentJolie strides out for all of womankindIf this was Angelina Jolie's masterplan to divert attention away from her upper thigh, which she flashed to worldwide acclaim last year at the Oscars, it was an extraordinarily dramatic one.17 May 05:56 AM
EntertainmentAngelina: Trolls' cruel jibesIn some corners of the internet, Angelina Jolie's announcement that she had had a double mastectomy was greeted only with cruelty.17 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentAngelina Jolie a 'warrior goddess'Uterine cancer survivor Fran Drescher has praised Angelina Jolie as a "warrior goddess" following her revalation she had undergone a double mastectomy.16 May 07:41 PM
LifestyleAngelina Jolie's mastectomy: Q+AAngelina Jolie has had a preventative mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here's what you need to know.15 May 03:30 AM
LifestyleMastectomy not for everyoneDoctors and genetic counselors warn Angelina Jolie's medical situation was very specific, and that her course of action made sense for only a small category of women.15 May 12:15 AM
