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Shadow of Breast Cancer, The (1992 Video)

Producer

Christopher Riley

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

One in 12 British women will contract breast cancer at some time. Despite improved treatments, a greater proportion of women die of breast cancer in the UK than anywhere else in the world. Asks why there is...

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Facing cancer (1988)

Journalist and radio broadcaster Dennis Laxton talks about facing cancer. Although the programme is tinged with sadness, Dennis reveals how he has learned to appreciate everyday life to the full. Dennis also...

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Cervical Cancer (1987 Video)

Director

Russell C J Kightley

Producer

A Ralph Rosenthal

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11 min., 1999 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Describes the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer and precautions that can be taken to reduce the chance of infection. Discusses the smear test for detecting pre-cancerous changes and the need for periodic...

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Cancer Update: Causes, Treatment and Prevention (2012)

Subject

Health Education

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 22 minutes), £39.00

This short film explores the causes of cancer and students are given information on ways to reduce their own risk factors. There are interviews with people who have cancer and details of the different...

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Cancer: Some of the Options (1989 Video)

Producer

Ian Spratley

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Describes what cancer is, why it kills people and what can be done to cure or prevent it. The questions are examined in the context of breast cancer. The treatments described are surgery, radiotherapy and...

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Lymphoma: A Curable Cancer? (1993)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £35.00

Malignant lynmphoma is not common, but it is diagnostically important because many cases are poitentially curable, given careful selection and supervision. Discusses how selection is to be made; how...

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Lung Cancer: A Suitable Case for Treatment? (1990 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Although lung cancer is rarely curable, it can be treated so as to achieve palliation. Professor Barry Hancock along with a pathologist, a radiographer, a lung specialist, a surgeon, a radiologist, and a...

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Can Nanotechnology Help Cure Cancer? (2012)

Subject

Medical sciences; Technology

What makes a cancer cell different from a healthy cell and how can nano-particles recognise them in order to deliver chemotherapy treatments without side effects? Nanotechnology expert Sonia Trigueros...

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Patient Pathway, The: Information for Patients Who May Have Gynaecological Cancer (2005)

Producer

Phil Harvey

Subject

Medical sciences

The possibility that we may have developed cancer is always a frightening prospect, but especially so for women, when the site of the disease may be fundamental to their gender. The apprehension can often be...

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Martha Hall: I Make Books (2016)

Subject

Health Education; Women’s studies

Short film documenting book artist Martha A. Hall’s creative responses to her cancer diagnoses and treatments. Hall’s books provided personal healing and an opportunity to convey her experience of...

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