DES: The Timebomb Drug

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1983

Creator: Limelight Productions Inc

Complete Record: From 1940-1971, DES, a synthetic estrogen, was prescribed to millions of women as a "wonder drug" to prevent miscarriage. Today, the children, primarily the daughters, of these mothers are the victims of cancer. The DES story is a case study of the questionable relationship between-and the accountability of-the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the effects on women