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In the slow march of cancer research, two Gairdner award-winning scientists took important steps Madalyn Howitt Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Mary-Claire King studied how women can inherit a susceptibility to breast cancer for nearly two decades before others started paying attention to a possible link between genetics and the disease.
“Being ignored has very nice advantages,” she admits now. “It is possible to work quietly, without distraction, until the results are clear. If one is ignored, one is not pressured to present results prematurely.”
Legendary scientist Dr Louis Siminovitch shaped research in Canada theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.