Philip Strax
Philip Strax · Science & Medicine
GM Cancer / Sloan-Kettering Prize
1909, New York City, United States — 1999, Lauderhill, Florida, United States
United States
Philip Strax is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — GM Cancer / Sloan-Kettering Prize
Strax was a radiologist who pioneered mammography for the early detection of breast cancer and led the landmark Health Insurance Plan (HIP) study, the first randomized trial to show that screening reduces breast-cancer mortality; the work was recognized among the honors of cancer research including Sloan-Kettering–linked awards. He was born into a Jewish family in New York and was Jewish. His screening advocacy followed his wife's death from breast cancer.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the GM Cancer Research Foundation Sloan & Kettering Prizes
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GM Cancer / Sloan-Kettering Prize
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the GM Cancer Research Foundation Sloan & Kettering Prizes
