Cancer epidemiology researcher to present lecture at heath disparities conference
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Loïc Le Marchand, MD, PhD, MPH, has been awarded the 2022 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities.
Le Marchand will present his award lecture during the opening session of the AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, which will be held Sept. 16-19 in Philadelphia.
The lectureship recognizes an investigator whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of cancer health disparities.
Le Marchand is associate director for community outreach and engagement, and cancer disparities, at University of Hawaii Cancer Center.
Le Marchand will be honored for his contributions that have advanced understanding of the role of genetics, biomarkers and health behaviors in ethnic/racial cancer disparities.
His research has helped identify novel genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer among Japanese and Black individuals. He also leads the Multiethnic Cohort Study, designed to investigate genetic, behavioral and environmental risk factors and social determinants that impact cancer and health disparities.
His lecture will be titled “Translating multiethnic epidemiological research into innovative interventions.”
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