Doctors in Denial
The Forgotten Women in the 'Unfortunate Experiment'
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- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2017
Summary
When Dr. Ron Jones joined the staff of National Women’s Hospital in Auckland in 1973 as a junior obstetrician and gynecologist, Professor Herbert Green’s study into the natural history of carcinoma in-situ of the cervix (CIS) – later called the unfortunate experiment – had been in progress for seven years.
By the mid-1960s there was almost universal agreement among gynecologists and pathologists worldwide that CIS was a precursor of cancer, requiring complete removal. Green, however, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780947522438 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0947522433 |
| Author: | Ronald W. Jones |
| Publisher: | Otago University Press |
| Imprint: | Otago University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 230mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
An excellent account of Herb Green’s experiment in the natural history of CIS, and of the management of the condition internationally. An enthralling read. - Professor Malcolm Coppleson
About The Author
Ronald W. Jones
Ronald W Jones is a retired obstetrician and gynaecologist and former clinical professor at the University of Auckland. He is a widely published international authority on lower genital tract pre-cancer and cancer. For over 30 years he has served on a range of national and international committees addressing the natural history, prevention and management of these cancers. He is a past president of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy.
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