| RefNo | EC/1966/05 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Doll, William Richard Shaboe: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Doll is distinguished for his researches in epidemiology & particularly the epidemiology of cancer where in the last 10 years he has played a prominent part in (a) elucidating the causes of lung cancer in industry (asbestos, nickel & coal tar workers) & more generally, in relation to cigarette smoking, and (b) in the investigation of leukaemia particularly in relation to radiation, where using the mortality of patients treated with radiotherapy he has reached a quantitative estimate of the leukaemogenic effects of such radiation. In clinical medicine he has made carefully controlled trials of treatments for gastric ulcer. He has been awarded the United Nations prize for outstanding research into the causes & control of cancer & the Bisset Hawkiins medal of the Royal College of Physicians for his contributions to preventative medicine. |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: Austin Bradford Hill; George Pickering; Joseph S Mitchell; C R HArington; H P Himsworth; Alexander Haddow; G F Marrian; Lionel S Penrose; A W Downie; David G Evbqans; F M Burnet; J B S Haldane; J A Fraser Roberts |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7159 | Doll; Sir; William Richard Shaboe (1912 - 2005) | 1912 - 2005 |