Stories
- Article
The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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How your hairdresser could save your life
Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.
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The sum of my parts
Testing positive for a rogue gene meant Jessica Furseth was more susceptible to cancer. After the years of anger and dissociation from her body that followed, she began to pick up the pieces.
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Public health campaigns and the ‘threat’ of disability
By continuing to represent disability as the feared outcome of disease, public health campaigns help to perpetuate prejudice against disabled people.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Kk: Cancer - Prevention
Date: 1993-2005Reference: SA/WHL/14/19/5Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
KykChl: Breast Cancer and Tamoxifen - Prevention
Date: 1996-1998Reference: SA/WHL/14/40/13Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention - Memoranda
Date: 1978-1980Reference: JDW/2/17/56Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention - Correspondence
Date: 1978-1980Reference: JDW/2/17/57Part of: James D. Watson Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention - Ad Hoc Advisory Group Report
Date: 1981Reference: JDW/2/17/62Part of: James D. Watson Collection