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Mastectomies have been performed for over 500 years – yet we still can’t talk about them

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18 September 20208 October 2020

In the middle of the 17th century, Mrs Townsend found a lump in her breast. Diagnosed with breast cancer by a local physician, she underwent a mastectomy without anaesthetic –…Read More >

What can archaeology tell us about medieval medical care?

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7 January 202011 November 2021

Prayer and good food were long thought to be the main cures for sickness used by medieval monks, but a new book by Professor Roberta Gilchrist shows that they had…Read More >

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