Dr. Charles Breton Huggins (September 22, 1901 РJanuary 12, 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician and physiologist and cancer researcher at the University of Chicago specialising 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. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland important in male reproduction. ... Francis Peyton Rous (October 5, 1879, Baltimore - February 16, 1970, New York City) was an American pathologist whose discovery of cancer-inducing viruses earned him a share of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... A hormone (from Greek horman - to set in motion) is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...

Dr. Huggins was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from Acadia University with a BA in 1920. He then went on to study at Harvard and received his MD in 1924. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... | TotalArea = 55,283 | LandArea = 53,338 | WaterArea = 1,946 | PercentWater = 3. ... Acadia University is a university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a an degree held by medical doctors. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Nobel biography
• discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer.