title: [Organization of medical specialization in cervical cancer and its control in Brazil: the Instituto de Ginecologia in Rio de Janeiro in the mid-twentieth century].
abstract: Instituto de Ginecologia (Institute of Gynecology), in Rio de Janeiro, headed by Dr. Arnaldo de Moraes, was the first institution in Brazil to introduce and divulge medical techniques for the control of cervical cancer in the mid-1900s. It became a benchmark for actions geared towards the disease at the time, organizing a specific diagnostic procedure that set Brazilian medicine apart in the field, in which it remained a leader until the 1970s. The aim of this text is to discuss the organization and running of the institution from two perspectives: its role in enhancing the position of gynecology as a medical specialty, and its role in spreading a standard practice for the control of cervical cancer.
authors.affiliation: Professora, Departamento de História/Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s.n. - Campus Universitário. 36570-900 - Viçosa - MG - Brasil. vanessalana@ufv.br.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lana
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy