Women's Bodies and Medical Science

An Inquiry into Cervical Cancer
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-349-58915-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Reihe: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History

An analysis of a scandal involving a doctor accused of allowing a number of women to develop cervical cancer from carcinoma in situ as part of an experiment he had been conducting since the 1960s into conservative treatment of the disease, to more broadly explore dramatic changes in medical history in the second half of the twentieth century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bryder, L.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 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 'full story Behind the Inquiry': The Cartwright Inquiry and the Feminists Media Wars: The Report's Reception Women and the Cartwright Inquiry: Nurses, Midwives and Consumers Conclusion: An 'Unfortunate Experiment'

Über Autor(innen)

LINDA BRYDER is Professor in History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, with a special research interest in the history of health and medicine.