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Books Cancer Chemotherapy: Vol. 9: Concurrent Comparisons of Some 2-, 3-, and 4- Drug Combinations Delivered Simultaneously and Sequentially (L1210 and P388 Leukemia Sustems) Awards Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research |
Howard Earle Skipper (born in Avon Park, Florida on November 21, 1915; died in Mountain Brook, Alabama on January 2, 2006) was a noted American oncologist. He grew up in Sebring, Florida and received his science degrees (BS, MS, PhD) from the University of Florida.

During the war, he became interested in cancer research while working for what was then called the Chemical Warfare Service of the United States Army. By 1957, he had become a notable cancer researcher in Alabama and went on to serve as head of the Southern Research Institute.
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