Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1966
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Peyton Rous
Prize share: 1/2
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Charles Brenton Huggins
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1966 was divided equally between Peyton Rous "for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses" and Charles Brenton Huggins "for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer"
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