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A history of the 'unfortunate experiment' at National Women's Hospital / Linda Bryder ; cover design, Jacinda Torrance.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryder, Linda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Diseases.
- Women.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--Treatment--New Zealand.
- Cervix uteri.
- Cervix uteri--Cancer--Treatment.
- Cancer--Patients--Medical care--New Zealand.
- Cancer.
- Women's health services--New Zealand.
- Women's health services.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (580 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the late 1980's, a national outcry followed the publication of Sandra Coney and Phillida Bunkle's 'Unfortunate Experiment' article in Metro magazine about the treatment of carcinoma in situ at National Women's Hospital. The article prompted a commission of inquiry led by Judge Silvia Cartwright which indicted the practices of doctors at the hospital and led to lawsuits, censure, a national screening programme and a revolution in doctor-patient relations in New Zealand. In this carefully researched book, medical historian Dr. Linda Bryder provides a detailed analysis of the treatment of...
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: An Inquiry into Cervical Cancer; 2. Carcinoma in Situ: Meanings and Medical Significance; 3. Management of Patients with Carcinoma in Situ; 4. The Therapeutic Relationship and Patient Consent; 5. A Profession Divided; 6. Population-based Cervical Screening; 7. Four Women Take on the Might of the Medical Profession; 8. The Cervical Cancer Inquiry and the 'full story'; 9. Media Wars The Report's Reception; 10. New World, Better World? Implementing Cartwright
- 11. The Aftermath: Public Perceptions of Unethical Practice 12. Conclusion: An 'Unfortunate Experiment'?; Bibliography; Index; Copyright
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781869404963
- 1869404963
- OCLC:
- 899008781
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