Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine at a ceremony Monday in Stockholm for a discovery that paved the way for a new approach to cancer treatment.After accepting the medal and diploma from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the ceremony, which he attended with his wife Shigeko, the 76-year-old Kyoto native said he hopes the immunotherapeutic treatment will become available for people around the world. He wore traditional Japanese clothing to remember the roots of his research.The distinguished professor and deputy director general of the Kyoto Unive…READ FULL ARTICLE
