Farhad Islami, MD PhD

Senior Sci Director, cancer disparity research @AmericanCancer Society | Formerly: TUMS, @IARCWHO, @KingsCollegeLon, @IcahnMountSinai
Opinions/views are my own.

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

Published today @CACancerJournal: Updated info on % & no. of cancer cases/deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the US.
~40% of cancer cases and half of cancer deaths were attributable to evaluated risk factors. @AmericanCancer
https://t.co/P1IzMFirPx https://t.co/W3bxf4flmc

[ACSNews @ACSNews]

What are #cancer type–specific contributions to reduction in cancer mortality gap by race? A new study led by @AmericanCancer Chenxi Jiang in @JAMAOncology shows male lung/prostate/esophageal & female colorectal/cervical/lung largest cancer decreases.
👉https://t.co/ljLmo1nHLu

[ACSNews @ACSNews]

New research led by @AmericanCancer Dr. Jordan Baeker Bispo @BaekerBispo in @JournalCancer shows U.S. women who take part in communities by voting/attending public meetings/volunteering more likely to get #breastcancer screening/#mammography. Read more➡️https://t.co/ZzZ8lfVZQn

[ACS Journal Cancer @JournalCancer]

New cross-sectional study led by @AmericanCancer researcher Dr. Jordan Baeker Bispo reveals that past-year mammography screening was higher among civically engaged women in the United States.

See more study findings: https://t.co/B7BRDUdTjo

@OncoAlert @ACSNews @ACSCAN #BCSM

[HemOnc Today @HemOncToday]

📹 “What we found is alarming.”

@DanielWieseGEO @AmericanCancer spoke with @GoHealio about the prevalence of #FoodDeserts in the U.S., and the inability for millions to readily access healthy food from grocery stores.

🔗 https://t.co/0jbl4dPbXU

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

Differences in Delayed Healthcare Among Survivors by Sociodemographic Characteristics - Farhad Islami

@FarhadIslami @dquin_ng

https://t.co/dDuDwOUyXN

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

A new study led by @dquin_ng in @MASCC_JSCC using @NIH @AllofUsResearch data found considerable differences in delayed #healthcare among #cancer survivors by sociodemographic characteristics.
@alexchan928 @JasonZZheng2 @AhJemal @ACSNews @YaleMed @UCIrvine
https://t.co/ODVO4u8Iqz

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

A new @AmericanCancer study led by @DanielWieseGEO @AMJPublicHealth shows a considerable increase in #food #swamps and no substantial progress in reducing food #deserts in the US in the last 2 decades.
@JasonZZheng2 @MarjiMcC @ACSNews #healthyeats

https://t.co/2WfFPGJZRt

[ACSNews @ACSNews]

Imagine not having access to affordable, healthy food? New @AmericanCancer research led by @DanielWieseGEO in @AMJPublicHealth shows nearly 5 million people in U.S. live in food deserts and warns of increase in food swamps. @FarhadIslami Read more below: https://t.co/ebH7voSCMg

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

A new @AmericanCancer study led by @DanielWieseGEO @AMJPublicHealth shows a considerable increase in #food #swamps and no substantial progress in reducing food #deserts in the US in the last 2 decades.
@JasonZZheng2 @MarjiMcC @ACSNews #healthyeats

https://t.co/2WfFPGJZRt

[ParichoyPalChoudhury @ppcparichoy]

At the @AmericanCancer and @CR_UK Cancer Prevention Research Conference: fantastic opportunity to witness the progress and opportunities around cancer prevention research and catch up with colleagues across institutions. Great presentation @QinranLiu ! @ACS_Research @NCI

[ACSNews @ACSNews]

.@AmericanCancer @FarhadIslami presented critical research on #alcohol consumption patterns and #cancer risk. His talk took place at the 5th International Conference on Alcohol and Cancer (ICAC), held in Aidipsos, Greece. @vasilisyale More info: https://t.co/bndU63xgxh

[Bill Dahut, MD @billdahutmd]

Finally, after more than 100 years of our existence, we have a journal dedicated solely to cancer in pediatric adolescent and young adult patients. It’s about time! https://t.co/iYk3kvuOq6

[Ryan Nipp, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO @RyanNipp]

Long-term trends in #cancer mortality by rural-urban status, United States, 1969-2023.

https://t.co/KauENwoAlp

@JNCI_Now @ACS_Research
#CancerCare #CancerResearch

[The ASCO Post @ASCOPost]

🏙️ Cancer burden in the U.S. is shifting—from urban to rural communities. 🌄
A new @AmericanCancer study highlights a widening mortality gap driven by disparities in access, screening, and risk factors.
🔹 @FarhadIslami | @JNCI_Now | #HealthEquity
🔗 https://t.co/sJfDpGyzyc

[HealthDay News @wiseinvestinh]

Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says. https://t.co/Ius2JHYDwT

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

New study finds rural Americans face higher cancer risk and mortality

https://t.co/ZepkgLAYz8

https://t.co/9czequGFr8

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

Out now @JNCI_Now:
In 1969-71, #cancer death rates in males & females in nonmetro areas with smallest urban pop were lower by 19% & 13% but higher by 26% & 21% in 2021-23 vs large metro areas. #SODH
@ACSNews @WhitneyZahnd @DanielWieseGEO @AhJemal @ACSCAN
https://t.co/ZepkgLAYz8

[AuntMinnie.com @AuntMinnie]

ACS: Breast, lung cancer burden has shifted from urban to rural areas #radiology @AmericanCancer @FarhadIslami https://t.co/lJd30R5vfN

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

@AuntMinnie @AmericanCancer Thank you @katemaddenyee @AuntMinnie for covering this research that shows a substantial shift in high cancer burden from urban to rural areas in just a few decades. @ACSNews

[Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami]

Out now @JNCI_Now:
In 1969-71, #cancer death rates in males & females in nonmetro areas with smallest urban pop were lower by 19% & 13% but higher by 26% & 21% in 2021-23 vs large metro areas. #SODH
@ACSNews @WhitneyZahnd @DanielWieseGEO @AhJemal @ACSCAN
https://t.co/ZepkgLAYz8