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.
- Article
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.
- Article
Air of threat
Novelist Chloe Aridjis vividly describes the suffocating atmosphere of Mexico City, as a combination of topography, crowded neighbourhoods, and reckless political diktats create a downward spiral.
- Book extract
The psychology of Ouija
Explore the science behind table tilting and Ouija boards, and discover how the unscrupulous still make money from exploiting the ‘ideomotor’ effect.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
The Breast, 'Early Detection of Breast Cancer'
Hazel ThorntonDate: 2010Reference: PP/HTH/C/1/10/2Part of: Hazel Thornton: Archive- Books
Saving women's lives : strategies for improving breast cancer detection and diagnosis / Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, National Cancer Policy Board, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs Division ; Janet E. Joy, Edward E. Penhoet, and Diana B. Petitti, editors.
Date: [2005], ©2005- Film
Haemorrhoids and the early detection of rectal cancer.
Date: 1957- Books
Early breast cancer : detection and treatment / edited by H. Stephen Gallager.
Conference on Detection and Treatment of Early Breast Cancer 1974 : Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)Date: [1975]- Videos
Cancer research today : immunology and the host response.
Davies, A. J. S.Date: 1974