Israel Doniach
FRCP (9 March 1911 – 11 February 2001) was a British physician, pathologist and an expert on the causes and diagnosis of thyroid cancers. He was the first to show that radioactive
iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid at standard conditions that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...
, which had been used for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with various types of
thyroid disease
Thyroid disease is a medical condition that affects the function of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the front of the neck and produces thyroid hormones that travel through the blood to help regulate many other organs, meaning t ...
, could itself be
carcinogenic
A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis (the formation of cancer). This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes. Several radioactive substan ...
to the
thyroid gland
The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans it is in the neck and consists of two connected lobe (anatomy), lobes. The lower two thirds of the lobes are connected by a thin band of Connective tissue, tissue cal ...
.
Family
His wife was clinical immunologist
Deborah Doniach
Deborah Doniach MD FRCP (
Abileah; 6 April 1912 – 1 January 2004) was a British clinical immunologist and pioneer in the field of autoimmune diseases.
Early and personal life
Deborah Abileah was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 6 April 1912 ...
(1912-2004). They had two children,
Sebastian
Sebastian may refer to:
People
* Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films and television
* ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film
* ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film
...
, a physicist, and Vera (1936-1958).
References
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External links
The Doniach Lecture
1911 births
2001 deaths
English pathologists
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