Cancer stories
Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, Chairman of Openwater, reveals how the company's technology could revolutionise cancer treatment.
Vaughan Nankivell is being remembered as a man who threw himself into life and was passionate about all he did.
WorkSafe says exposure to cancer-causing agents remains widespread, with 57.5% of workers probably affected, raising work-related death risks.
Dell Technologies director, James Arnold, prepares for a stem cell transplant amidst his battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
Patients could see faster, fairer care if the overhaul works, but experts warn its success will hinge on funding, delivery and local buy-in.
Let's hope that more of us are inspired to encourage the researchers who will face life-long challenges to unwrap the mysteries surrounding cancer.
Too much blue light at night could disrupt sleep, harm wildlife and dim New Zealand's view of the stars, researchers warn.
Telecommunications stalwart Malcolm Benjamin, who lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, is being remembered as a loyal, genuine 'true gentleman'.
Researchers say blocking stress signals could help curb cancer spread, after mice studies linked chronic stress to more lymphatic vessels around tumours.
More than 200,000 New Zealanders with emphysema could get earlier diagnosis and specialist advice through the Australian site, doctors say.
Cycling to the office was tied to lower risks of death, cancer and heart disease in a large UK study, with walking also aiding heart health.
A blood-based test could let Australians with asbestos exposure be diagnosed earlier, as malignant pleural mesothelioma cases keep rising.
GlycoSyn is seeking new global customers for kifunensine, a key ingredient in the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of rare genetic disorders.
The largest study of its kind has found no link between childhood cancer and cellphone mast exposure during pregnancy.
A 10-year study involving 13 countries, including New Zealand, into possible links between cellphone use and cancer will be published next week.
