Israel Doniach
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Professor Israel Doniach M.D.
, F.R.C.P.
(March 9, 1911 London
, England
- February 11, 2001 London
, England
) was a distinguished pathologist and expert on the causes and diagnosis of thyroid cancers. He was the first to show that radioactive iodine
, which had been used for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with various types of thyroid disease
, could itself be carcinogenic to the thyroid gland.
Doctor of Medicine
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, F.R.C.P.
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
(March 9, 1911 London
London
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, England
England
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- February 11, 2001 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) was a distinguished pathologist and expert on the causes and diagnosis of thyroid cancers. He was the first to show that radioactive iodine
Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is pronounced , , or . The name is from the , meaning violet or purple, due to the color of elemental iodine vapor....
, which had been used for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with various types of thyroid disease
Thyroid disease
-Hyper- and hypofunction:Imbalance in production of thyroid hormones arises from dysfunction of the thyroid gland itself, the pituitary gland, which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone , or the hypothalamus, which regulates the pituitary gland via thyrotropin-releasing hormone . Concentrations of...
, could itself be carcinogenic to the thyroid gland.