Farhad Islami, MD PhD

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 doi.org/10.1093/jnci/d…

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! pressroom.cancer.org/new-pediatric-…

Long-term trends in #cancer mortality by rural-urban status, United States, 1969-2023. academic.oup.com/jnci/advance-a… @JNCI_Now @ACS_Research #CancerCare #CancerResearch

🏙️ 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 🔗 ascopost.com/news/march-202…

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. healthday.com/health-news/ca…

New study finds rural Americans face higher cancer risk and mortality doi.org/10.1093/jnci/d… wsbradio.com/news/local/new…

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 doi.org/10.1093/jnci/d…

ACS: Breast, lung cancer burden has shifted from urban to rural areas #radiology @AmericanCancer @FarhadIslami buff.ly/YOuycLo

@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

A new @AmericanCancer study in @JNCI_Now led by @FarhadIslami finds a long-term shift in high #cancer burden from urban to rural areas in the U.S., with the mortality gap continuing to widen. Read more here: pressroom.cancer.org/cancer-in-rura…

New @ACS_Research led by @AmericanCancer @HyunjungLee_001 shows racial & ethnic differences were found in office‐based mental health care professional visits, related expenditures, & prescription medication use among #cancer survivors. Read more here: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn…

New @ACS_Research study led by Dr. Hyunjung Lee uncovers racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care professional visits, related expenditures, and prescription medication use among cancer survivors with serious psychological distress: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… @OncoAlert

In new research led by @HyunjungLee_001 @JournalCancer, only 1 in 4 #cancer #survivors with serious psychological distress had mental health visits, with racial/ethnic differences in # of visits, related expenditures & medication use. @ACSNews @alexchan928 doi.org/10.1002/cncr.7…

Honored to speak @SusanGKomen 2026 health equity summit, a great event with experts from diverse fields. #Cancer #prevention #screening #CancerTreatment #healthcare @ACSNews @KomenAdvocacy @deandreanew @AmericanCancer @ACSCAN

New research led by @AmericanCancer @HyunjungLee_001 in the journal MED shows #cancer survivors in rural or the most deprived areas had poorer health & were less likely to visit primary or specialty health care providers. Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl….

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 @FarhadIslami

Cancer prevention month: #Prevention can reduce #cancer incidence & avert an estimated ~50% of all cancer deaths. E.g., #tobacco control → estimated ~4 million #lung cancer deaths averted in 1970-2022. @CACancerJournal @ACSNews doi.org/10.3322/caac.7… acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca…

"The restrictions may also reduce the utilization of preventive care & receipt of guideline-concordant cancer treatments among those who will lose coverage.” @AmericanCancer @FarhadIslami to @Medscape concerning #cancer screenings & #Medicaid changes. medscape.com/viewarticle/ov…

A new @AmericanCancer study led by @HyunjungLee_001 found #lonely #cancer survivors are more likely to have poorer quality of life, poorer physical/mental health & severe pain/fatigue, with some variations across subgroups. @ACSNews @dquin_ng @arifkamalmd link.springer.com/article/10.100…