Kennedy (1921–2003) was an American physician who is considered to be the "Father of Medical Oncology."
He served his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and received further training at McGill University and Cornell Medical College.
Kennedy returned to the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1952, where remained for the rest of his career.
His hard work, along with his colleagues, led to the creation of medical oncology as a subspecialty of internal medicine in 1972.
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