Cancer Researcher James Allison Shares Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

James Allison of the University of Texas Austin speaks at a news conference after learning that he has received the Nobel Prize in medicine with fellow researcher Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University on October 1, 2018 in New York City. Their work, which focuses on proteins and the body's immune system as it fights cancer, has led to new forms of cancer therapy. The two men will receive a cash prize of nine million kronor, which is around $1 million. The Nobel Prizes will continue to be awarded throughout the week. (Footage by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)