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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and every year thousands of people don pink outfits and collect money for a variety of breast cancer charities. This session will highlight some of the preventable occupational risks to breast... more
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and every year thousands of people don pink outfits and collect money for a variety of breast cancer charities.  This session will highlight some of the preventable occupational risks to breast cancer. Our fantastic speakers include:
Jane McArthur - Work and Prevention SSHRC, University of Windsor, Canada
Helen Lynn - Alliance for Cancer prevention , Health and Environment Researcher
Jane Stewart - TUC General Council, Unite NEC and Chair Womens Committee, Unite Convener at Unilever Port sunlight
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On International WomensDay Women & Gender Studies at the University of Windsor held a panel on breast cancer, the experience of the disease, causes beyond individual and influences that shape the breast cancer movement - with Sharon Batt... more
On International WomensDay Women & Gender Studies at the University of Windsor held a panel on breast cancer, the experience of the disease, causes beyond individual and influences that shape the breast cancer movement - with Sharon Batt and Mercedes Buhagiar &  Jane McArthur
What if you got sick with a disease you didn't know you were at risk of getting? What if several of your co-workers got the same disease? This is the story unfolding in my research at the Ambassador Bridge where women are getting breast... more
What if you got sick with a disease you didn't know you were at risk of getting? What if several of your co-workers got the same disease? This is the story unfolding in my research at the Ambassador Bridge where women are getting breast cancer at unexpected rates.