Cancer

Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He joins us on the spread of Covid-19… Audio

New Zealander Gary McLean, a professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, says we shouldn't discount the idea of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting. Professor McLean joins the… Audio

The Cancer Society says it expects most cancer treatments to go ahead as normal during the four week lockdown. The society says all chemotherapy will go ahead, while some other treatments may change… Audio

American photographer and film maker Ben Moon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer aged twenty-nine. But his dog Denali helped him pull through. Ben is an adventure, lifestyle and portrait… Video, Audio

It's currently a pub, but soon the Clifton Club Inn will become the home of the Southland Charity Hospital.

The hospital is the dream of late cancer care advocate Blair Vining - and today it became… Video, Audio

Joel Moskowitz, a researcher at the University of California, says the close proximity of AirPods to the brain and inner ear may raise cancer risks  But Australian professor Ken Karapidis says they… Audio

Chris Eden was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2005. Then he came up with a simple(ish) plan: ride a motorcycle solo across, round or through every continent in the world. So far he's… Audio, Gallery

Dr Nicholas Fleming has been awarded a $600,000 fellowship fund to investigate how an individualised approach to testing cancer patient's tumours could help patients receive the most effective… Audio

Skin cancer expert Dr Sharad Paul talks to Jesse about the most common types of cancer affecting New Zealanders. Audio

A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they on a junket or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Suva, Fiji to find out. Audio

Lung cancer patients with a rare form of the disease are being offered a free medicine from Roche pharmaceuticals which helps stop its spread. Lung Foundation CEO Philip Hope talks to Jesse Mulligan… Audio

More needs to be done to eliminate preventable cancers in the Pacific, and to control others, a leading researcher says. Audio

New research out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne shows that exposure to a chemical in commonly used plastic items increasing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Audio

Public health professor Thomas Novotny from San Diego State University's School of Public Health has just co-authored an editorial in The British Medical Journal calling for a ban on filtered… Audio

Monash University professor Rachelle Buchbinder has spent decades trying to stop doctors from making bad backs worse. She explains why most people should be treating their back pain like the common… Audio

Efforts to confront two different but potentially deadly diseases hit the headlines this past week. Both were complicated stories impressively reported and explained by the media - but sometimes… Audio