Background
Takayama, Shazo was born on September 14, 1928 in Sugaya mura, Saitama-ken, Japan. Son of Kimbei and Tome Matsumoto.
Takayama, Shazo was born on September 14, 1928 in Sugaya mura, Saitama-ken, Japan. Son of Kimbei and Tome Matsumoto.
Doctor of Medicine, Tokyo Medical Dental University, 1950. Doctor in Medical Science, Tokyo Medical Dental University, 1957.
Senior investigator Cancer Institute, Tokyo, 1958—1978, vice director, 1978—1984. Director National Cancer Center, 1984—1992. Professor Shawa University School Medical, since 1992.
Visiting scientist National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1993—1994. Chairman Princess Takamats Cancer Research Fund., since 2008.
Married Junko Takayama, November 30, 1950. Children: Akimobu, Tomiko.