Physiologist
Charles Brenton Huggins
American physiologist who showed hormones can control cancer.
Charles Brenton Huggins was a Canadian-American surgeon and physiologist known for his work on prostate function, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. Born in Halifax in 1901, Huggins moved to the United States for medical school. He was one of the founding staff members of the University of Chicago Medical School, where he remained for the duration of his professional research career. Huggins's work on how sex hormones influence prostate function ultimately led to his discovery of hormone therapies to treat prostate cancer. For this finding, he was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. In addition to his work on prostate cancer, Huggins explored the relationship between hormones and breast cancer, developed an animal model for breast cancer, and developed chromogenic substrates that are widely used for biochemical analyses. Huggins continued to perform research into his 90s; he died in Chicago in 1997.
- Born
- 1901-09-22, Halifax, CanadaA Sunday
- Died
- 1997-01-12, Chicago, USAA Sunday, aged 95
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1901-09-22, Halifax, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Halifaxthe zone used then
America/HalifaxThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 28°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 17°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 6°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 14°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 4°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 9°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 13°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 1°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 18°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1997-01-12, Chicago, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 22°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 12°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 2°58′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 3°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 2°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 27°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 2°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 27°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 4°45′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Charles Brenton Huggins was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.