Dr. Giulio J. D’Angio (1922–2018)

On September 14th 2018 a true giant in pediatric oncology died peacefully at home at the age of 96, after a remarkably prolific academic career. Dr. Giulio J. D’Angio, affectively know as Dan to most around him, had a far-reaching impact on the lives of thousands of children with cancer because as a...

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Published in:Pediatric research 2019-05, Vol.85 (6), p.752-753
Main Authors: Coppes, Max J., Maris, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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D Angio, Giulio J (1922-2018)
Deaths
Insights
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Physicians
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Summary:On September 14th 2018 a true giant in pediatric oncology died peacefully at home at the age of 96, after a remarkably prolific academic career. Dr. Giulio J. D’Angio, affectively know as Dan to most around him, had a far-reaching impact on the lives of thousands of children with cancer because as a true visionary he recognized early on the importance of interdisciplinary multicenter research to advance the outcome of childhood cancer.
ISSN:0031-3998
1530-0447
DOI:10.1038/s41390-019-0328-5