HERO IN CANCER STUDIES ONCE A MEDICAL OUTCAST CHICAGOLAND FINAL Edition

Rarely does someone regarded by peers as a psycho get magically transformed into a legendary pioneer, but that has happened to Henry Lynch, a brawny, grandfatherly Nebraskan who recently received the Medal of Honor in Clinical Research, the highest award given by the American Cancer Society. His vin...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Peter Gorner. Peter Gorner is a Tribune science writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 16.11.1997
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Awards & honors
Cancer
Lynch, Henry
Medical research
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Summary:Rarely does someone regarded by peers as a psycho get magically transformed into a legendary pioneer, but that has happened to Henry Lynch, a brawny, grandfatherly Nebraskan who recently received the Medal of Honor in Clinical Research, the highest award given by the American Cancer Society. His vindication, though satisfying for him as a doctor-scientist, has hardly been cheerful--he was among the first to show that cancer can sometimes be very much a family affair instead of being due to mischance--and some vicious syndromes forever will carry his name. "In Evanston, we'll focus at first on genetic forms of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer," he said. "Patients at high risk . . . will be identified and they and their families will receive screening, counseling and treatment."
ISSN:1085-6706