Chris Jackson

Doctors are gearing up for a hefty year of planning and preparation with the End of Life Choice Act set to come into force.

The preliminary referendum result shows 65.1-percent of voters supported… Audio

A leading doctor says lives will be lost if the country doesn't work quickly to catch up on cancer diagnostics not done during the Covid-19 lockdown. A report by the Cancer Control Agency shows one… Audio

In a pre-Budget announcement, the government has announced $4 billion will be spent on health care, including money to help catch up on the tens of thousands of surgeries and procedures delayed by… Audio

The Cancer Society is concerned about the lack of funding in this year's budget for new cancer drugs as the government juggles the unexpected spending on Covid-19.

Pharmac is getting an extra $160… Audio

The trauma of the Covid-19 lockdown on those who had nothing to do with the disease was laid bare for MPs on Wednesday.

The Epidemic Response Committee has been hearing about experiences of death -… Audio

The Cancer Society says 400 people could die from cancer unnecessarily if hospitals don't catch up quickly enough after the lockdown.

Urgent treatment and diagnosis has been happening under level… 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

Friends of a cancer patient have rallied to rent billboards in Auckland to help raise funds for a cancer treatment he needs that's not funded in New Zealand.

Andrew Speir was diagnosed with an… Audio

Is the expense of getting moles removed putting people's health at risk?  Audio

The Cancer Society wants tangible targets put in place for the new Cancer Control Agency, following the announcement of the government's new cancer strategy yesterday. Earlier on Morning Report the… Audio

Cancer doctors are promising faster diagnosis of cancer and better chances of survival for all New Zealanders under a new plan announced on Sunday. The government unveiled its long-awaited ten-year… Audio

The Cancer Society is welcoming news of funding for two new cancer drugs, but says delays have had huge costs for patients and their families.

A slow negotiating process has meant some have died… Audio

Pharmac is proposing to fund drugs for breast cancer, lung cancer and multiple sclerosis from December 1. Pharmac Medical Director Dr Chris Jackson talks to  Karyn Hay about the changes. Audio

Cancer care could overwhelm the entire health system, if the wrong plans are put in place. That's from the Cancer Society, who are welcoming the announcement the government will fund 12 new radiation… Audio

The Cancer Society is welcoming the National Party's promise to form a cancer agency and to invest more in drugs to combat the disease, if they're voted into government next year.

National leader… Audio

National has put the Health Minister on the back foot, unveiling a plan to combat cancer weeks before the government is set to announce its own strategy.

National leader Simon Bridges used the… 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

Cancer patients who have a rare adverse reaction to chemotherapy are having to pay for alternative treatment after Pharmac rejected their applications saying they didn't come under "exceptional… Audio

As we reported earlier in the programme, some terminally ill cancer patients say a Pharmac decision is leaving them with no option but to wait to die, unless they can afford to buy their own drugs… Audio