Emil Freireich
Emil Freireich · Science & Medicine
Oncologist who pioneered combination chemotherapy that made childhood leukemia curable.
1927, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 2021, Houston, Texas, United States
United States
Emil Freireich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Oncologist who pioneered combination chemotherapy that made childhood leukemia curable.
Freireich, son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants, was an oncologist whose bold clinical work helped transform childhood leukemia from a death sentence into a curable disease. At the National Cancer Institute he pioneered combination chemotherapy, platelet transfusion to stop fatal bleeding, and continuous blood-cell separation. His methods became a foundation of modern cancer treatment.
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Oncologist who pioneered combination chemotherapy that made childhood leukemia curable.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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