Farhad Islami, MD PhD
@farhadislami
Senior Sci Director, cancer disparity research @AmericanCancer Society | Formerly: TUMS, @IARCWHO, @IcahnMountSinai
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Honored to be a member of the planning committee & present National Academies workshop on the impact of #tobacco & #alcohol use on cancer-related #health outcomes. Lots of interesting presentations and discussions during the workshop. #cancer #prevention #smoking nationalacademies.org/event/43170_03…
New ACS Research out today in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians led by American Cancer Society Farhad Islami, MD PhD estimates nearly 4 million #lungcancer deaths averted & more than 76 million years of life gained in U.S. from reductions in smoking prevalence driven by #tobacco control. pressroom.cancer.org/AvertedLungCan…
New American Cancer Society report led by Farhad Islami, MD PhD finds nearly 4 million premature lung cancer deaths in the US were averted & 76 million years of life were gained between 1970–2022 due to reductions in cigarette smoking. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33… OncoAlert Ahmedin Jemal Nigar Nargis
Published today CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians: we estimated >3.8 million #lung #cancer deaths in US were averted & >76 million yrs of life gained through #tobacco control in 1970-2022. ACS Research Nigar Nargis Priti Qinran Liu ParichoyPalChoudhury Ahmedin Jemal ACSNews acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca…
New research estimates more than 3.8 million 🫁 lung #cancer deaths averted and 76 million years of life gained in the United States 🇺🇸 during the period 1970–2022 due to substantial reductions in #smoking prevalence driven by #tobacco control. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33…
Reductions in smoking prevalence may have helped in averting nearly 4 million deaths related to lung cancer and saved approximately 76 million person-years of life. #lcsm | Farhad Islami, MD PhD cancernetwork.com/view/tobacco-c…
Prevention is central to #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth. This March, revisit our 2024 report of US #ColorectalCancer cases and deaths attributable to lifestyle factors. 🔗 acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca… Farhad Islami, MD PhD Emily C. Marlow Blake Thomson Harriet Rumgay Alpa Patel Ahmedin Jemal
Thank you Josh Friedman HemOnc Today for covering our ACS Research CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians showing >3.8 million #lung #cancer deaths were averted & >76 million years of life were saved in US due to #tobacco control. #smoking Healio healio.com/news/hematolog… doi.org/10.3322/caac.7…
“We need to do much more to further reduce the number of deaths and premature deaths caused by smoking.” Farhad Islami, MD PhD of American Cancer Society discusses the impact #smoking cessation has had on lung cancer. bit.ly/43EcuVI
Reducing smoking through #TobaccoControl has saved millions of lives, but a stronger commitment at the local, state, and federal levels to help further reduce smoking is needed. Learn more about what needs to be done: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33… OncoAlert Farhad Islami, MD PhD ACSNews
Beyond existing #TobaccoControl measures, pending regulations—if implemented—could yield equal or greater effects on smoking prevalence and, ultimately, on lung cancer burden. New editorial from Jhanelle Gray MD and Vani Simmons: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33… OncoAlert Farhad Islami, MD PhD
American Cancer Society Farhad Islami, MD PhD talks to NYTimes Well about lowering your #cancer risk when you have a family history of the disease. nytimes.com/2025/04/15/wel…
Reduced smoking = fewer cancer deaths. From 1970–2022, reductions in smoking accounted for 51.4% of of the drop in overall lung cancer mortality. Declines in cancer deaths were greater in men (60.1%) than in women (42.7%). acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33… OncoAlert Farhad Islami, MD PhD
Latest American Cancer Society prevention and early detection report out today in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention led by Priti finds smoking rates continue historic drop, but #cervicalcancer prevention is lagging. Read more here: pressroom.cancer.org/CPED-Report-20…
#AACR25 Great to see our past American Cancer Society intern Quinton Quinton Ng, PhD, RPh (UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD in PharmSci), studying disparities in access to cancer care. Farhad Islami, MD PhD Ahmedin Jemal Hass Bill Dahut, MD #ACSResearch AACR
Thanks The New York Times for citing our American Cancer Society research on the benefits of smoking cessation published in JAMA Oncology! And some great insights from Farhad Islami, MD PhD too! ACSNews Link: nytimes.com/2025/04/15/wel… Original publication: doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4949
Although smoking remains the chief preventable cause of cancer, new research from American Cancer Society shows tobacco control is saving lives. Revisit Vani Simmons & Jhanelle Gray MD's exploration of the changing tobacco landscape: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33… OncoAlert Farhad Islami, MD PhD
Today at #ASCO25, lung cancer takes center stage! Sessions on NSCLC, SCLC, & thoracic cancers emphasize #PrecisionMedicine & novel therapies. 🚭 Don't overlook the impact of tobacco control: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca… OncoAlert Ahmedin Jemal Farhad Islami, MD PhD
Dear Colleagues at #ASCO25 A pleasure to have a great partnership with American Cancer Society Journals and OncoAlert Here is Dr. Nikita Wagle🇺🇸 Nikita Wagle, PhD, MBBS, MHA of the American Cancer Society with an invitation to download ⭐️Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2025 out on