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Jack Cuzick

b. 1948

British cancer researcher

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Born 1948. Jack Cuzick is an epidemiologist and mathematician.

Sir Jack Martin Cuzick (born 11 August 1948) is an American-born British academic, director of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine in London and head of the Centre for Cancer Prevention. He is the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at the Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary University of London.

Education and early life Cuzick was born in Hawthorne, California and attended El Segundo High School. He earned a BS degree in mathematics and physics from Harvey Mudd College in 1970, and a PhD in mathematics from Claremont Graduate School in 1974. He is best known for his role conducting the IBIS trials of tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors for chemoprevention of breast cancer in women with high risk of developing the disease. For this research, Cuzick's team won Cancer Research UK's Translational Cancer Research Prize in 2014,

Honours and awards 2025: Received a knighthood in 2025 New Year Honours 2017: Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Prize 2017: Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cancer prevention and screening. 2016: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society. 2015: Received the American Cancer Society Medal of Honor. 2014: Cancer Research UK Translational Cancer Research Team Prize 2003: Elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

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Education
Claremont Graduate University, Harvey Mudd College, El Segundo High School
Employers
Queen Mary University of London
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Also known as
Jack Martin Cuzick

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Who is Jack Cuzick?

British cancer researcher

When was Jack Cuzick born?

Jack Cuzick was born on 11 August 1948 in Hawthorne.

What is Jack Cuzick's occupation?

Jack Cuzick is an epidemiologist and mathematician.

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· Wikipedia: Jack Cuzick

· Wikidata: Q21005493

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