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All in the (Celebrity) Genes: The Angelina Jolie Effect
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May 17, 2013

All in the (Celebrity) Genes: The Angelina Jolie Effect

by Lesley Henderson
Actor, humanitarian and global icon Angelina Jolie announced this week that she had undergone a prophylactic double mastectomy. This news both shocked and intrigued audiences across the world. Jolie told her story in the New York Times. She had tested... More…
Public Health à la carte
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Nov 16, 2012

Public Health à la carte

by Charlie Davison
New guidance on breast screening will stress the importance of individual choice in the context of access to (and understanding of) scientific information. It is now official NHS policy to draw attention to the fact that population-based breast cancer screening... More…

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