Breast Cancer

How can swaying buildings help diagnose breast cancer? Katy Gosset meets a team of engineers taking inspiration from earthquake engineering to design a new, cost-effective device to help detect breast… Video, Audio

How can earthquake engineering help smooth the process of screening for breast cancer? Katy Gosset meets a team of engineers developing a low-cost device to help get more women tested sooner. Audio

It's a race against time once Maori and Pasifika women in New Zealand are diagnosed with breast cancer. A report released last year revealed Maori women are 33 percent more likely to die within 10… Audio

Kiwi women with advanced breast cancer are dying twice as fast as overseas patients, according to research from the Breast Cancer Foundation. But a new set of clinical guidelines launched today is set… Video, Audio

The idea behind Sophia's new book, Rob's Kitchen, was to create a special legacy project that would honour her mother, Robyn, who loved cooking with fresh, organic ingredients and sharing her… Audio

Touched by Pink is a Dunedin-based social enterprise offering attractive and comfortable underwear for 'breast cancer survivors and thrivers', founded by Andrea Samson and Lucy Warren. The friends… Audio, Gallery

Breast Cancer Foundation ambassador Sarah Gandy explains how the campaign works. Audio

Poihaere Knight is a pretty remarkable woman, she is an Anglican Minister, a Cadet commander,  a high school teacher, and a Breast cancer survivor. From her first diagnosis in 2002, to her double… Audio

A scientific study of more than 45,000 women has found a link between permanent hair dye and an increased risk of breast cancer. Cancer epidemiologist Diana Sarfati from the Cancer Control… Audio

Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology and infectious diseases specialist. He says things are being done well here in relation to the spread of Covid-19, but offers a stark warning that it… Audio

A new study conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has associated consumption of dairy milk with a greater risk of breast cancer in women. New Zealand Professor Gary Fraser was the… 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

Fiji MP Lenora Qereqeretabua says a fear of 'going under the knife' is preventing women from seeking treatment for breast cancer. Audio

US law enforcement has been using 'forensic hypnosis' for decades to help solve crimes and also send people to death row, despite claims that it is nothing more than junk science. Dr. David Spiegel… Audio

Are New Zealand woman missing out on key information about their risk of developing breast cancer? Some women have higher breast density than others, meaning they have a greater proportion of fibrous… Audio

Claudine Johnstone uprooted her family to move from Dunedin to Australia in order to get treament for breast cancer. The medicine she needs isn't available in New Zealand. The cancer society's medical… Audio

Dr Hilary Chung is an academic specialising in Asian studies and comparative literature at the University of Auckland, and the founding director of the University's popular Global Studies Programme… Audio

Checkpoint presenter Lisa Owen interviews Health Minister David Clark on Pharmac's funding model, why life-prolonging drugs aren't being funded, and whether it's high time for an independent review… Video, Audio