Cancer
David Downs on the results of the NZ led cancer
In 2019 the Wellington based Malaghan Institute of Medical Research began trialing a ground breaking treatment, a locally developed CAR T-Cell therapy. Author and comedian David Downs is an ambassador… Audio
Father of teenager with cancer says travel allowance scheme a 'failure'
A father whose teenage son has cancer says the scheme to help them travel to get treatment doesn't come close to covering costs, and people shouldn't have to rely on charity to get the care they need… Audio
Cancer patients have to travel for treatment due to doctor shortage
The plight of cancer patients having to travel away from their homes & families for treatment. The Cancer Society in Christchurch is having to use motels to house Otago/Southland cancer patients and… Video, Audio
Earthquake engineering meets breast cancer screening
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
Our Changing World – A new tool for breast cancer screening
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
Race against time for Maori & Pasifika women diagnosed with breast cancer
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
Changes in the cervical screening programme, what you need to know
There's been a slight delay to the start date for the big changes coming to the national cervical screening programme offering a new option for women to test themselves. Currently women and people… Audio
The Week in Detail: Gang towns, Prigozhin, and single-use plastics
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Vinod Balachandran: mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer
New treatments for pancreatic cancer are urgently needed. Yet, results from a small study published recently suggest that bespoke messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines that prime a patient's immune system to… Audio
Sandra Russell: Finding your identity after cancer
Psychotherapist Sandra Russell shares her experience of confronting the emotional challenges of living with incurable cancer in her book The Feeling of Cancer. Beyond the physical and medical demands… Audio
Some cancer patients denied access to specialist care - report
A damning report has found some cancer patients are being denied access to timely specialist care, because of where they live.
The investigation by the Health and Disability Commission detailed six… Audio
75-year-old blood cancer survivor & cyclist Andy Sninsky
Fifteen years ago Andy Sninsky was diagnosed with the incurable blood cancer Multiple Myeloma. Now aged 75, he's been cycling around the world for years raising money for research and New Zealand is… Audio
AI screens patients for melanoma
An artificial intelligence programme has been created by MoleMap to be used by GPs, nurses and technicians to screen patients for melanoma, with an accuracy rate of over 90 percent, almost as accurate… Audio
Self-awareness - the key to effective end-of-life care
"If you want to deal with the dying, deal with your own shit first," is the key piece of advice that shaped palliative care nurse Susan Marsden's career. It was given to her back in 1978 by the… Audio
GP-turned-crime writer Fiona Sussman on her new page-turner
What would you do, if you arrived home to find your wife naked - but for an apron - bleaching a stain from the carpet that only she can see? It's the set-up for Fiona Sussman's latest page-turning… Audio
Researchers working on breath test for bowel cancer
Scientists at Otago University and Callaghan Innovation believe bowel cancer could be detected by a breath test. Their research focusses on identifying a set of compounds in breath that may help… Audio
Patients left waiting for biopsy results as med labs struggle
The country's lab workers say they must not be forgotten as the Government looks to boost the health workforce. Many patients, including those waiting for crucial cancer diagnoses, are waiting up to… Audio
Men still face long delays for prostate cancer detection
Men over 50 are forced to wait too long for prostate cancer to be picked up and then treated - according advocacy and support group, Prostate Cancer Foundation. About 650 New Zealand men die of… Audio
Shock, horror! Not all vegetables are best eaten raw
Did you know there are a number of vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked? (Spoiler alert: carrots are on the list.) Fellow in the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago… Audio
Are anti-inflammatory drugs making back pain worse?
A new series of studies are questioning the conventional wisdom of using steroids and commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs to treat chronic back pain, suggesting they could instead prolong the pain… Audio