# Henrietta Banting

> Henrietta Elizabeth Banting or "Lady Banting" was a Canadian physician and the second wife of Sir Frederick Banting, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential. Banting was the Director of Women's College Hospital's Cancer Detection Clinic from 1958-1971. While working at the Cancer Detection Clinic, she conducted a research study on mammography to measure its effectiveness as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer.

*Canadian physician (1912–1976)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1912-03-04
- **Died:** 1976-07-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Henrietta Banting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Banting)
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