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Cancer hair loss: 'I was told I couldn't have an Afro wig'

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81% Informative

Anastasia Cameron was told she couldn't have an Afro wig after chemo.

The 39-year-old was turned away from hairdressers because they 'don't do Afro hair' Changes to NHS Wales contract mean wigs must offer a wider range for different ethnic communities.

Ms Cameron is now a wig maker and has bid for one of the NHS Wales contracts.

VR Score

87

Informative language

90

Neutral language

18

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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