Doctors in Denial, 9780947522438
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Truth suppressed, lives ruined: one doctor fights for justice.

Doctors in Denial

the forgotten women in the 'unfortunate experiment'

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    264 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2017

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Summary

Doctors in Denial: Unmasking the Unfortunate Experiment

When Dr. Ron Jones joined the staff of National Women’s Hospital in Auckland in 1973, Professor Herbert Green’s study into carcinoma in-situ of the cervix (CIS) – the “unfortunate experiment” – had been underway for seven years.

Despite the global consensus among gynecologists and pathologists that CIS was a cancer precursor requiring removal, Green believed otherwise. He conducted a study, without consent, observing wo…

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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