Stories
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Why are women more willing donors than men?
Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?
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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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Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Women's National Cancer Control Campaign
Date: 1984-1988Reference: SA/ASH/J/44Part of: Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)- Ephemera
The cytotest : early detection tests for cancer / devised by M. Radclyffe for the Women's National Cancer Control Campaign.
Radclyffe, M.Date: [1972?]- Archives and manuscripts
National Cervical Cancer Prevention Campaign/Women's National Cancer Control Campaign
Date: 1965-1968Reference: SA/MWF/F.13Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Books
Newsletter / Womens National Cancer Control Campaign.
Date: 1970- Archives and manuscripts
Burns, Alice, Women's National Cancer Control Campaign
Date: December 1984; February 1985; [December 1986]Reference: SA/BAC/B/4/1/3Part of: BACUP (British Association of Cancer United Patients and their families and friends)