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David Alvra Wood, Sr. (December 21, 1904 - November 6, 1996), was a medical doctor noted for his advanced research in pathology. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Pathology (from Greek pathos, feeling, pain, suffering; and logos, study of; see also -ology) is the study of the processes underlying disease and other forms of illness, harmful abnormality, or dysfunction. ...

Born in Gooding, Idaho, Dr. Wood grew up in modest surroundings. Showing academic and artistic talent from an early age, David graduated near the top of his high school class and went on to attend Stanford University, where he was in English classes with John Steinbeck and graduated with a degree in Chemistry in 1926. After obtaining his medical degree shortly thereafter, he continued on at the University as a professor of pathology for twenty years; during that time he met his wife, Ora in 1937, and started a family near the Presidio in San Francisco. After World War II, in which he served as a distinguished Navy doctor, Dr. Wood became the head of the Cancer Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he served until his retirement in 1972. In 1956, Dr. Wood became the president of the American Cancer Society, from which he received the organization's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, in 1972. After serving on a key National Cancer Institute advisory committee from 1968-1970 and then as president, chair, and consultant to various other organizations, Dr. Wood retired to his home in San Francisco to spend time with his wife. Gooding is a city located in Gooding County, Idaho. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated area of Santa Clara County. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) is one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Presidio is a place in the State of Texas in the United States of America: see Presidio, Texas. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is the worlds only non-profit private organization dedicated exclusively to the support and coordination of scientific and clinical efforts that will lead to the immunological treatment, control, and prevention of cancer. ... UCSF in 1908, with the streetcar that used to run on Parnassus Avenue The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is one of the worlds leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. ... Retirement is the point where a person stops employment. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... The Distinguished Service Award was created in 1940 to honor those who rendered service to the Order beyond the lodge level. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the United States Federal governments National Institutes of Health. ...

Dr. Wood died at age 91 of a blood ailment at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco on November 6, 1996. His legacy lives on in the David A. Wood Chair of Tumor Biology and Cancer Research, established at UCSF in 1983. California Pacific Medical Center is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, academic medical centers in Northern California. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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