Loïc Le Marchand, MD, PhD, MPH, Receives AACR-American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

Loïc Le Marchand, MD, PhD, MPH, of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center was honored with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)–American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention at the AACR Annual Meeting in Chicago.

“He is being recognized for his revered contributions to cancer epidemiology and prevention, particularly through innovative research on genetic, behavioral, and environmental risk factors in multiethnic populations,” officials said in the announcement. “Le Marchand’s seminal work has elucidated racial and ethnic disparities in lung cancer risk and demonstrated the impact of visceral adiposity on cancer susceptibility.”

Dr. Le Marchand, who is a professor in the Population Sciences in the Pacific Program at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, also led the Multiethnic Cohort Study, which “has fostered global collaborations that have and continue to shape equitable cancer prevention and screening initiatives, addressing health disparities across diverse populations,” officials said.

In addition, he has “conducted research on lifestyle and genetic risk factors for cancer of the lung, breast and colorectum with uninterrupted NCI funding since 1987” with his “particular focus of research” being “the role of biological and lifestyle factors in the etiology and progression of cancer, especially in regard to explaining ethnic/racial differences in cancer risk and survival,” according to his University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center biography.

Dr. Le Marchand’s award lecture was held at 3 pm CT on Tuesday, April 29.

Source:

AACR Announces 2025 Scientific Achievement Award Recipients. News release. American Association for Cancer Research. April 14, 2025. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/aacr-announces-2025-scientific-achievement-award-recipients/

In the photo at top, Dr. Le Marchand is pictured. (Photo courtesy of AACR)