Cancer
Talei Morrison farewelled at emotional tangi
Hundreds of people gathered in Rotorua today to farewell Talei Morrison, who died from cervical cancer last week. Her cervical cancer social media campaign "smear your mea" went viral earlier this… Video, Audio
Tests help reveal whether breast cancer patients need chemo
Calls are being made for genetic tests to be made more widely available and publicly funded so more breast cancer patients can avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. Audio
John Potter: 'There are no super foods'
We still have the metabolism of our hunter-gather ancestors and it can't cope with the high-fat, high-salt, high-sugar diet we take as normal today, health researcher John Potter says. Audio
Food for Life
After caring for his mother through her cancer, food writer Ryan Riley decided to set up Life Kitchen, a free UK-wide cookery class initiative to help people living with cancer focused on taste and… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 April 2018
Sixty years after Britain conducted its largest nuclear test in Kiribati, veterans continue to demand recognition and compensation; Concern over baby deaths in Fiji hospitals; Touted as an economic… Audio
The legacy of Manamea Apelu-Schwalger in Samoa
Tributes flow for beauty queen who will be remembered for her cancer work in Samoa. Audio
Terminal cancer patients frustrated at lack of funded drugs
In some cases, women are having to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars themselves for treatments like Abrazane and Kacyla - both which have been publically funded in Australia for years. Audio
Regular cancer screening urged in Fiji
Fiji's Ministry of Health says people need to overcome their fear of cancer and realise it can be treated if they go to their doctor early enough. Audio
Man diagnosed with cancer after DHB refused investigation
Dunedin man Michael Horgan received a positive result after requesting to be screened for bowel cancer, but was turned away from Southern DHB because he didn't have serious symptoms. Video, Audio
2500 kiwis would survive from cancer if in Australia
Cancer patients have a better chance of survival in Australia than they do in New Zealand, a new study has found. Cancer patient Jess Spence says that's just not good enough. Video, Audio
Improving NZ cancer treatment 'not just about new drugs'
The Cancer Society says 2,500 more New Zealanders would have survived cancer if they'd lived in Australia. The claim is based on cancer survival statistics in a new international report published in… Audio
NZ cancer care falling behind Australia - Cancer Society
The Cancer Society says adult cancer care has stalled and a gap with Australia will widen unless more is done. Based on the latest international cancer survival results, the society adds that 2,500… Audio
Growing wait times delayed bowel cancer screening programme
Growing wait times have contributed to delays in rolling out a national bowel cancer screening programme. Only three dhbs screen for the disease, which kills 1200 people a year. Audio
Pogo mojo raises thousands for sister's charity
Harry Willis,11, has set a world record by pogo-jumping up the world's steepest street in Dunedin, raising $7000 for his sister's cancer charity. Video, Audio
Reseacrh finds link between cancer and alcohol
UK scientists have found for the first time that drinking alcohol raises the risk of cancer by damaging DNA. Audio
Jonathan Densem: 'You just have to go for it'
Christchurch music teacher and father-of-two Jonathan Densem has inoperable brain cancer. This year he fulfilled a dream of recording his debut album at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios. Video, Audio
“Why me, why now?” – the questions everyone with cancer asks. But they should ask “Why not me?”
John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 6. Audio
The real people benefiting from charity concerts
Counsel in Concert is a group of lawyers and friends who perform a big charity concert at the end of the year for the Child Cancer Foundation. Oboist Merran Cooke is one of the founders of the annual… Audio
Sensing cancer: real time tumour monitoring
The traditional way of diagnosing if someone has cancer involves blood tests, medical imaging and taking tissue samples or biopsies. But a team from The Broad Institute in Massachusetts are using… Audio
Heavy experiences, weighty words: how cancer brings you to the edge of things
John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 5. Audio