Stories
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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.
- Book extract
The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
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The search for a cure for endometriosis
Discover how a white American doctor’s experimental operations on black female slaves laid the foundations for modern gynaecological surgery.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
KykIo: Breast Cancer - Surgery
Date: 1996-1998Reference: SA/WHL/14/40/21Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Books
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Cancer of the breast : a further consideration of its chemical extirpation / C.W. Strobell.
Strobell, Charles William.Date: 1913- Books
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Cancer of the uterus / by Henry Albert Wade.
Wade, Henry Albert.Date: 1911- Archives and manuscripts
History of Cervical Cancer Related Documents: Ian Duncan and Anne Johnson Papers
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCLDate: 1953-2009Reference: GC/253/A/38/8Part of: Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Seminars- Videos
Clinical oncology. Part 1.
Date: 1974