Denis Parsons Burkitt
British surgeon (1911-1993) · United Kingdom · Doctors · Died at 82
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Something wrong?Denis Parsons Burkitt was an Irish surgeon who made significant advances in health, such as the aetiology of a pediatric cancer, now called Burkitt's lymphoma, and the finding that rates of colorectal cancer are higher in those who eat limited dietary fibre.
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1993Died23 March 19931992Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in ScienceAwardBuchanan MedalAward1987Prix mondial Cino Del DucaAward1982Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer ResearchAwardCharles S. Mott PrizeAward1973Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1972Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardAwardPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeAward1911Born28 February 1911
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1993 · aged 82
Doctors from the United Kingdom 6
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