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1.
Discovery in medicine--chance or science? The case of woodworkers' nasal cancer.
Macbeth, R G.
Am J Ind Med ; 19(3): 379-83, 1991.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2008923

ABSTRACT

The relative roles of chance and scientific observation in medical discovery are discussed. The emergence of ethmoidal adenocarcinoma as an industrial disease among makers of wooden furniture in an English area is related. Regular monitoring clinics held in the factories are then justified.


Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/history , Occupational Diseases/history , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/history , Adenocarcinoma/prevention & control , England , Ethmoid Sinus , History, 20th Century , Humans , Mass Screening/history , Occupational Diseases/prevention & control , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/prevention & control , Wood
2.
Is nasal adenocarcinoma in the Buckinghamshire furniture industry declining?
Acheson, E D; Winter, P D; Hadfield, E; Macbeth, R G.
Nature ; 299(5880): 263-5, 1982 Sep 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7110348

Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology , Nose Neoplasms/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Aged , England , Humans , Middle Aged , Wood
3.
Impairment of nasal mucociliary clearance in woodworkers in the furniture industry.
Black, A; Evans, J C; Hadfield, E H; Macbeth, R G; Morgan, A; Walsh, M.
Br J Ind Med ; 31(1): 10-7, 1974 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4821406

Subject(s)
Cilia/physiology , Industry , Nasal Mucosa/physiology , Wood , Adult , Aged , Dust , Humans , Humidity , Male , Metabolic Clearance Rate , Microspheres , Middle Aged , Occupations , Smoking , Technetium , Temperature , Turbinates
4.
Adenocarcinoma of ethmoids in furniture workers.
Hadfield, E H; Macbeth, R G.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol ; 80(5): 699-703, 1971 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-5110879

Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology , Dust , Ethmoid Sinus , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/epidemiology , Wood , Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis , Adenocarcinoma/therapy , Adult , Cytodiagnosis , England , Humans , Male , Maxillary Sinus , Metaplasia/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Occupational Diseases/therapy , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/diagnosis , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/therapy
5.
Nasal cancer in woodworkers in the furniture industry.
Acheson, E D; Cowdell, R H; Hadfield, E; Macbeth, R G.
Br Med J ; 2(5605): 587-96, 1968 Jun 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-5654629

Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/etiology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology , Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/etiology , Nose Neoplasms/etiology , Occupational Diseases/etiology , Wood , Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/epidemiology , Dust , England , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Nose Neoplasms/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Sex Factors
6.
Hospital boards.
Macbeth, R G.
Br Med J ; 4(5577): 482, 1967 Nov 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-6055740

Subject(s)
Hospital Administration , Hospitals, Teaching , State Medicine , England
7.
Carcinoma of the nasal cavity and accessory sinuses in woodworkers.
Acheson, E D; Hadfield, E H; Macbeth, R G.
Lancet ; 1(7485): 311-2, 1967 Feb 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-4163514

Subject(s)
Nose Neoplasms/epidemiology , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms/epidemiology , Wood , Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology , Carcinoma/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/epidemiology , England , Female , Humans , Male
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