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William Coley

Surgeons and Perioperative Specialists

William Bradley Coley was an American bone surgeon and cancer researcher best known for early contributions to cancer immunotherapy, specifically deliberately causing infection as a way to fight cancer, a practice with far older precedent. He is often called the Father of Cancer Immunotherapy.

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1862 1
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1. Wikidata: William Coley
  • Wikidata Q206543, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P569 (w-bbfill-medicine3-0926)
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William Coley born 12 January 1862
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