John Langford Hayward (26 April 1923 – 24 February 2013), was a British breast surgeon who researched treatment for advanced
breast cancer. In 1945, while studying medicine at
Guy's Hospital, he assisted with the Relief effort at
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a
voluntary medical student. He graduated in 1947.
["Obituaries: John Hayward"]
''British Medical Journal
''The BMJ'' is a weekly peer-reviewed medical trade journal, published by the trade union the British Medical Association (BMA). ''The BMJ'' has editorial freedom from the BMA. It is one of the world's oldest general medical journals. Origi ...
'', Vol. 346, 11 May 2013, p. 28.[''The Medical Register 1948''. Constable & Co. Ltd, London, p. 779]
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List of London medical students who assisted at Belsen
This is a list of London medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp after its liberation at the end of the Second World War. There were 96 in total. Most of the students were in their penultimate year of medical education a ...
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20th-century British medical doctors
London medical students who assisted at Belsen
1945 in medicine
1923 births
2013 deaths
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