Charles Brenton Huggins

Charles Brenton Huggins
Charles Brenton Huggins
Born	September 22, 1901 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died	January 12, 1997 Chicago, Illinois
Citizenship	United States
Fields	physiology
Institutions	University of Chicago
Alma mater	Acadia University Harvard University
Known for	prostate cancer hormones
Notable awards	1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

Charles Brenton Huggins (September 22, 1901 – January 12, 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician and physiologist and cancer researcher at the University of Chicago specializing in prostate cancer. He and Peyton Rous were awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering that hormones could be used to control the spread of some cancers. This was the first discovery that showed that cancer could be controlled by chemicals.

Huggins was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from Acadia University with a BA degree in 1920. He then went on to study at Harvard University and received his MD degree in 1924. He died in Chicago, Illinois.

References

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• TALALAY, P (June 1965). "The Scientific Contributions Of Charles Brenton Huggins". JAMA 192: 1137–40. PMID 14301033. 

External links

• Nobel biography
• Prostate Cancer
• Ben May Department for Cancer Research

Persondata
Name	Huggins, Charles
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 22, 1901
Place of birth	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date of death	January 12, 1997
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois