Henry T. Lynch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Physician noted for research into genetic links to cancer
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1928
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 02-Jun-2019
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Henry T. Lynch
- Henry Thompson Lynch (January 4, 1928 – June 2, 2019) was an American physician noted for his discovery of familial susceptibility to certain kinds of cancer and his research into genetic links to cancer. He is sometimes described as "the father of hereditary cancer detection and prevention" or the "father of cancer genetics", although Lynch himself said that title should go to the early 20th century pathologist Aldred Scott Warthin.Lynch was the chairman of preventive medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska and held the Charles F.
- and Mary C.
- Heider Endowed Chair in Cancer Research.
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