Thomas Tucker:
CLASS OF 1964
Marion High SchoolClass of 1964
Marion, KS
University of Kansas in LawrenceClass of 1996
Lawrence, KS
Thomas's Story
Thomas C. Tucker, PhD, MPH, is the Associate Director for Cancer Control and Senior Director for Cancer Surveillance at the University of Kentucky, Markey Cancer Center (MCC). He was the founding chair and is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. He is an internationally recognized population scientist with more than 40 years of experience in cancer surveillance and cancer control research. Dr. Tucker was elected as one of two North American Representatives to serve on the International Associa...Expand for more
tion of Cancer Registries (IACR) Board of Directors and he is a member of the Advisory Board for CONCORD-2, an international study of cancer survival in more than 67 countries. He is the past President of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) and in 2002 he received NAACCR’s highest honor, the Calum Muir Award, for lifetime contributions to the science of cancer surveillance. His research is focused on disparities in the burden of lung, colorectal, breast and cervical cancer with an emphasis on rural and Appalachian populations.
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