title: Aspect on Health Sociology and Social Medicine Reflected in the Studies of Constantin Stanca (1889-1969).
abstract: Constantin Stanca (1889-1969) was the first director of the Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer from Cluj between 1929 and 1940 and the founder of the Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Department of this Institute. During his important career in gynecology and surgical oncology, which took place in Cluj and in Bucharest, he was also interested in medical sociology and in social medicine. Our paper presents some of Stanca's objectives in these domains: to increase the health status of women, to prevent gynecological diseases and to improve women's working conditions, especially in factories.
authors.affiliation: Department of the History of Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bârsu
keywords: Constantin Stanca; gynecological pathology; social medicine; sociology of health; women’s health