Farhad Islami, MD PhD
@farhadislami
Senior Sci Director, cancer disparity research @AmericanCancer | MD: Tehran U Med Sci; PhD: @KingsCollegeLon | Formerly: TUMS, @IARCWHO, @IcahnMountSinai
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Congratulations Farhad Islami, MD PhD Emily C. Marlow Ahmedin Jemal et al for this huge contribution to the literature on cancer prevention, supported by American Cancer Society! Incredible leadership on this urgent priority
#FinancialToxicity in Cancer Supportive Care: An International Survey ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12… #supponc #GlobalOnc Alex Chan, PharmD, MPH
New American Cancer Society data shows that cigarette smoking is the leading risk factor for cancer in adults aged 30 years and older in the United States, contributing to nearly 20% of all cancer cases and 30% of all cancer deaths. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca… Farhad Islami, MD PhD OncoAlert
>710,000 #cancer cases & >260,000 cancer deaths in #US in one year (2019) were attributable to evaluated risk factors: #smoking, high #BMI, #alcohol, physical inactivity, dietary factors & infections. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians American Cancer Society IARC #prevention doi.org/10.3322/caac.2…
Thank you The Lancet Oncology for highlighting our research! American Cancer Society ACS Research Ahmedin Jemal Emily C. Marlow Blake Thomson Marji McCullough Harriet Rumgay Alpa Patel Bill Dahut, MD CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians #Cancer #prevention doi.org/10.3322/caac.2…
Alarming new ACS Research led by American Cancer Society Dr. Hyuna Sung in The Lancet Public Health about #GenX & #Millennials. Incidence rates continue to rise in younger generations in 17 of 34 #cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, & gastric cancers. Read more here: pressroom.cancer.org/higherriskGenX…
A new American Cancer Society study led by Dr. Sung reported that #GenX & #Millennials have an elevated #cancer risk than Baby Boomers of same age for 17 of the 34 cancer types, with mortality also similarly elevated in Gen X & Millennials for 5 of these cancers. bit.ly/3A2Ff1g
40% of cancers found to be preventable w/ these lifestyle changes (by Ken Alltucker) -cigarette smoking = top risk factor w/ 19.3% of cases -alcohol consumption linked to 5.4% of cases Ahmedin Jemal Harriet Rumgay Blake Thomson Farhad Islami, MD PhD Emily C. Marlow Alpa Patel yahoo.com/news/40-cancer…
New study using SEER data registries reveals nearly 40% of cancer cases & 50% of deaths among US adults 30+ are due to preventable risk factors. Smoking, excess weight, alcohol, inactivity, diet, and infections like HPV are key contributors. Learn more: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33…
Breast cancer is the most common #cancer among non-smoking women, & drinking alcohol is a top risk factor, according to ACS Research led by Farhad Islami, MD PhD. @FayeFlam writes in Bloomberg that too few doctors are talking about it! bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
Honored to speak (with American Cancer Society colleagues Julianne Roman & Katelyn French AmCancerSocietyNYNJ) to the Northeast Business Group on Health about #cancer burden attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors, #smoking, #obesity, #alcohol, ... doi.org/10.3322/caac.2…
Our JNCI study reveals intra-ethnic #NSCLC staging #disparities among Hispanic subgroups in FL, with a unique 'South Florida Advantage' over NHW, highlighting the need to disaggregate racial groups and adopt culturally sensitive strategies ACSNews Farhad Islami, MD PhD gilberto lopes
Congratulations Qinran Liu for leading the paper JNCI examining #NSCLC staging disparities across ethnic subgroups & #geographic location in #Florida. #healthequity Dr Paulo Pinheiro Dr. Estela Rodriguez gilberto lopes Frank J Penedo, PhD Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center ACS Research doi.org/10.1093/jnci/d…
Our new data driven commentary led by Nicolas Wentzensen highlights the need to improve ovarian cancer risk prediction models and evaluate new preventive approaches for women in the general population ACS Research Cancer Epi & Genetics academic.oup.com/aje/advance-ar…
American Cancer Society Farhad Islami, MD PhD talks to Forbes about ACS Research showing 40% of #cancer cases & almost half of deaths in U.S. linked to modifiable risk factors like smoking, diet and exercise. forbes.com/sites/daphneew…
Thank you ACS CAN Alaska for inviting me to speak at Alaska Cancer Policy Forum about #cancer #prevention. Also a great opportunity to learn about some ongoing #cancerprevention initiatives in #Alaska. #tobacco #obesity #alcohol #diet HPV & other risk factors. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network #Policy
Read our Sept/Oct issue! 📕 acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15424863/2… In this issue: 🔵 Farhad Islami, MD PhD et al on potentially preventable cancers in the US 🔵 Vivek Subbiah, MD et al on tissue-agnostic #PrecisionOncology 🔵 Stacy Loeb, MD on cancer misinformation on social media OncoAlert
“Increasing diversity in clinical trials is crucial for eliminating racial inequities in cancer treatment and outcomes."-American Cancer Society Jordan Baeker Bispo talks to FierceBiotech about #clinicaltrials for #cancer treatment. ACS Research fiercebiotech.com/research/75-ca…
