page_title: Vincent T. DeVita
hierarchical_section_title: Vincent T. DeVita
caption_attribution_description: English: Title Pierluigi Nervi International Award For Cancer Research Description Several views of the plaque of the Pierluigi Nervi International Award for Cancer Research. Dr. Vincent Devita received this award on May 15, 1985. Topics/Categories Awards Type Color, Photo Source National Cancer Institute
context_page_description: Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr. is the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, and a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He directed the Yale Cancer Center from 1993 to 2003. He has been president of the American Cancer Society. He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of oncology for his work on combination-chemotherapy treatments.
context_section_description: Vincent Theodore DeVita Jr.  (born March 7, 1935) is the Amy and Joseph Perella Professor of Medicine at Yale Cancer Center, and a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. He directed the Yale Cancer Center from 1993 to 2003.  He has been president of the American Cancer Society (2012-2013). He is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of oncology for his work on combination-chemotherapy treatments.
caption: The Pier Luigi Nervi International Award for Cancer Research that DeVita received in 1985
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