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Harald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies Harald zur Hausen, 87, Nobelist Who Found Cause of Cervical Cancer, Dies
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Dr. Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for his discovery that the seemingly benign human papillomavirus, known for causing warts, also caused cervical cancer, died on May 29 at his home in Heidelberg, Germany. He was 87.Dr. Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for his discovery that the seemingly benign human papillomavirus, known for causing warts, also caused cervical cancer, died on May 29 at his home in Heidelberg, Germany. He was 87.
His death was announced by the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, which Dr. zur Hausen led for two decades. Josef Puchta, the center’s former administrative director and a longtime colleague and friend, said Dr. zur Hausen had a stroke in May.His death was announced by the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, which Dr. zur Hausen led for two decades. Josef Puchta, the center’s former administrative director and a longtime colleague and friend, said Dr. zur Hausen had a stroke in May.
Dr. zur Hausen’s discovery paved the way for vaccines against human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can also cause other cancers, including of the vagina, vulva, penis, anus and back of the throat.Dr. zur Hausen’s discovery paved the way for vaccines against human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can also cause other cancers, including of the vagina, vulva, penis, anus and back of the throat.
More than 600,000 people develop an HPV-related cancer every year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Vaccination can prevent as many as 90 percent of those cancers.More than 600,000 people develop an HPV-related cancer every year, according to the National Cancer Institute. Vaccination can prevent as many as 90 percent of those cancers.
Dr. zur Hausen leaves “a huge legacy, “Dr. Margaret Stanley, an HPV researcher at the University of Cambridge said in an interview: a lifesaving vaccine and lifesaving tests to detect the virus.
Colleagues remembered Dr. zur Hausen as courteous, considerate and respectful — not always a given in high-profile research laboratories, they noted — and more than one described him as a “gentleman.”