About Francis Carter Wood
Lived 1869 – 1951 (aged 81). Francis Carter Wood was an American physician and pathologist.
Francis Carter Wood (December 30, 1869 – January 5, 1951) was an American cancer researcher, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and radium for treatment of cancer. Wood was the founder and the founding director of the Crocker Institute for Cancer Research.
He was also the founder of the pathology laboratory at St. Luke's Hospital, and its director from 1910 to 1948.
Accolades Dr. Wilhelmina Dunning called Wood an "international authority on cancer and pioneer radiotherapist". The New York Times called him "internationally known cancer research specialist who was a pioneer in the use of X-rays and radium" and said that Wood "is credited with many basic discoveries in principles of radiation".
Publications
Chemical and Microscopical Diagnosis (1909) Cancer: Nature, Diagnosis, and Cure (1937)
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Who was Francis Carter Wood?
American cancer researcher
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Francis Carter Wood was born on 30 December 1869.
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Francis Carter Wood died on 5 January 1951.
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Francis Carter Wood was a physician and pathologist.
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Francis Carter Wood was American.
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