This comes through in the vignettes collected in Heart Lamp. At the centre of this work is great compassion for the women Mushtaq brings to life in her writing. Inspired by encounters with women ...

Men going without a shirt in summer and women wearing shorts and skirts could be influencing the risk of deadly skin cancer, a charity has warned. Cancer Research UK said how much sunscreen people ...

while women’s legs take up a larger proportion of their body surface area. Since the early 1990s, melanoma skin cancer incidence rates have increased by two-and-a-half times in the UK.

Mushtaq is a writer who has previously worked as a journalist and lawyer, fighting for women’s rights and speaking out against caste and religious oppression. This comes through in the vignettes ...

Two in five melanomas in men are found on the chest, back and abdomen (torso), while more than a third in women are found on the legs. As the weather warms up, this may be because men are more ...

Two in five melanomas in men are found on the chest, back and abdomen (torso), while more than a third in women are found on the legs. As the weather warms up, this may be because men are more likely ...

Meanwhile, over a third of melanomas in women develop on their legs, potentially influenced by their choice of shorts and skirts during warmer months. As the weather warms up, this may be because ...