Charles Brenton Huggins Net Worth

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Charles Brenton Huggins was a pioneering Canadian-born American physician, surgeon and physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1966 for his discovery that hormones can be used to regulate the spread of certain types of cancer. His research at the University of Chicago's Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research laid the foundation for advanced treatment of prostate and breast cancer, and his findings initiated a new era of drug therapy. He demonstrated the dependency of breast cancers on particular hormones, and was able to regress tumours in some of his patients by removing the sources of estrogen. His work paved the way for the development of drugs that prevent estrogen production in the body, and he was awarded the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1966.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it?	Physician & Surgeon
Birth Day	September 22, 1901
Birth Place	Halifax, Nova Scotia, American
Age	119 YEARS OLD
Died On	January 12, 1997(1997-01-12) (aged 95)\nChicago, Illinois
Birth Sign	Libra
Citizenship	Canadian / American
Alma mater	Acadia University Harvard University
Known for	prostate cancer hormones
Awards	Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1966) Gairdner Foundation International Award (1966)
Fields	physiology
Institutions	University of Michigan, University of Chicago

💰 Net worth

Charles Brenton Huggins, an accomplished physician and surgeon in American medical history, is projected to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1 million by the year 2024. Throughout his career, Huggins made significant contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in the study and treatment of various cancers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966 for his groundbreaking research on hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Huggins' expertise and numerous accolades have undoubtedly paved the way for his financial success in the medical profession.

Biography/Timeline

1920

Huggins was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from Acadia University with a BA degree in 1920. He went on to study Medicine at Harvard Medical School and received his MD degree in 1924. He served his internship and residency in general surgery with Frederick A. Coller at the University of Michigan.

1941

Huggins established a method to measure the effect hormone changes have on prostatic function. He found out that castration or estrogen administration led to glandular atrophy, which could be reversed by re-administration of androgen. In 1941 the beneficial effect of androgen ablation on metastatic prostate cancer was realised when Huggins and Clarence Hodges treated patients by either castration or estrogen therapy. They monitored the prostate size and therapeutic efficacy by measuring serum prostatic acid phosphatase levels and concluded that androgenic activity in the body influences prostate cancer, at least with respect to serum phosphatase. Huggins was the first to use a systemic approach to treat prostate cancer.

1966

Huggins was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966.

1997

Huggins died 1997 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 95 years. His wife died in 1983.

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