Guy Blaudin de Thé (5 May 1930-7 August 2014)

11 August 2014
Guy Blaudin de Thé (5 May 1930-7 August 2014)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is deeply saddened by the passing
away of Professor Guy Blaudin de Thé, at the age of 84.
Professor de Thé joined the Agency immediately after its
establishment. From 1967 to 1978, he headed IARC’s Unit of
Biological Carcinogenesis, where he became known for his
outstanding work on the link between the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)
and the development of Burkitt lymphoma in African children. In
China, Professor de Thé studied nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a
tumour associated with EBV and very common in the southern part
of the country.
Throughout his career, Professor de Thé was committed to the fight
against cancer. His research projects around the world have
contributed significantly to our current understanding of the mechanisms that link viruses and
cancer.
Professor de Thé was Emeritus Research Director and Honorary Professor at the Institut
Pasteur, and was one of the founders and the first president of the Alliance Mondiale Contre
le Cancer (AMCC). He was a distinguished scientist and a member of numerous scientific
societies. Professor de Thé was also a founding member of the National Academy of
Technologies of France, a Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, and
a Commander in the French National Order of Merit.
Professor de Thé will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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