Philip Morris calls for tax break in switch from cigarettes to tobacco sticks

Philip Morris says it will switch to smokefree tobacco products as soon as this year but wants a tax break on its e-cigarette business.

Smoking and vaping in cars with children to be banned

The Smoke-free Environments Act will be amended to ban smoking or vaping with people under the age of 18 while in vehicles, parked or moving.

Southland man Blair Vining calls government to account over 'lack of cancer action plan'

Health Minister David Clark commits to improving cancer treatment for all Kiwis

Health Minister David Clark has vowed to get the ball rolling a national cancer plan to improve Kiwis' access to fair and consistent cancer treatment, regardless of where they live.

Cancer Care at a Crossroads Conference - Dr Chris Jackson

Our Medical Director, Oncologist Dr Chris Jackson writes about why we need the Cancer Care at a Crossroads conference now.

Newshub: Vaping business booming in New Zealand

There's been a 30 percent increase in people contacting Quitline this year, and 10 percent of them are using vaping as a tool to give up.

Calls for mandatory sunscreen testing after latest results

Cancer Society chief executive Mike Kernaghan says it's a no-brainer to have a proper standard for sunscreen. "We have the highest rate of melanoma in the world, yet we don't regulate a really important factor in protecting ourselves from the danger of UV rays."

Red faces: Only three sunscreens pass Consumer NZ test

Consumer NZ's latest test of sunscreens has found six out of 10 products did not meet their label claims.

Government proposes vaping and smokeless tobacco regulations

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Cancer warning as delays hit gynaecology services: 'Lives put at risk'

Government looking at ban on smoking in cars with kids

Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa has revealed she's been working to ban smoking in cars with children for a few months.

Ban smoking in cars with kids - Duncan Garner

Children are knowingly breathing in toxic smoke.

Kiwis' slip, slop, slap and wrap knowledge slipping away

New Zealanders are not being sun smart, and we are paying for it with our lives, a new study reveals.

Lung cancer survivor wants Pharmac to fund drugs she received in trial

Wellington woman Marjolein Baas was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016 and was given four months to live.

Australia holds high hopes to eliminate HPV

The Australian Cancer Council has said that if vaccination and screening rates were maintained, the disease could be eradicated within 20 years.

LISTEN: Young patients’ long wait for bowel cancer - study

Young patients with bowel cancer are waiting far too long to be diagnosed. That's the finding of new Otago University-based research published in the Medical Journal today. And it says there are big implications for cancer screening with is being rolled out nationwide.

Survivorship Consensus Statement Published

The Cancer Society, in partnership with the Central Cancer Network and the Cancer Nurses College, developed a cancer survivorship consensus statement for New Zealand.

'It's going to take me out': Patrick Gower opens up on cancer fears

Dr Chris Jackson featured on The Project NZ to speak about the latest World Health Organisation's cancer estimates, which prompted Patrick Gower to open up about cancer fears

Australasia suffers the highest cancer rate in the world

Men are most at risk of the 35,897 new cases of cancer expected in New Zealand in 2018, says the World Health Organisation.