James Ewing
James Ewing (born December 25, 1866 in Pittsburgh , † May 16, 1943 in New York ) was an American pathologist .
James Ewing studied medicine at Columbia University in New York City from 1888 to 1891 . In 1899 he was appointed professor of pathology at Cornell University . Ewing co-founded the American Association for Cancer Research in 1907 and the American Cancer Society in 1913. He was also instrumental in founding the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. In 1935 Ewing was elected to the National Academy of Sciences .
In 1939 Ewing withdrew from his active scientific work; he died in 1943 of complications from bladder cancer .
James Ewing worked in many areas of medicine, but his main interests were in hematology and cancer research . He achieved his first scientific success with the proof of the transferability of lymphosarcomas in dogs. In 1920 he published the description of a novel malignant bone cancer , which is now known as Ewing's sarcoma .
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| SURNAME | Ewing, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pathologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1943 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |