Women's bodies and medical science: an inquiry into cervical cancer

An analysis of the 1987 scandal in which a New Zealand doctor was accused of allowing a number of women to develop cervical cancer from carcinoma in situ as part of an ongoing experiment begun in the 1960s. Addresses aspects of medicine and public health, patient welfare, the use and interpretation...

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1. Verfasser: Bryder, Linda (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Houndmills [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Schriftenreihe:Science, technology and medicine in modern history
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Zusammenfassung:An analysis of the 1987 scandal in which a New Zealand doctor was accused of allowing a number of women to develop cervical cancer from carcinoma in situ as part of an ongoing experiment begun in the 1960s. Addresses aspects of medicine and public health, patient welfare, the use and interpretation of medical technology, randomized controlled trials, mass population screening, and the role of the physician in research
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : An inquiry into Cervical Cancer -- Carcinoma in situ: Meanings and Medical Significance -- Management of Patients with Carcinoma in situ -- The Therapeutic Relationship and Patient Consent -- A Profession Divided -- Population-based Cervical Screening -- Four Women Take on the Might of the Medical Profession -- The Cervical Cancer Inquiry and the full story -- Media Wars: The Report's Reception -- New World, Better World? Implementing Cartwright -- The Aftermath: Public Perception of Unethical Practice -- Conclusion: An Unfortunate Experiment?
Beschreibung:VI, 250 S. 24 cm
ISBN:9780230236035
0230236030

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