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Farhad Islami is affiliated with the American Cancer Society in the United States and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, primarily focusing on oncology. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics related to cancer epidemiology, screening, and public health.

Their research outputs include numerous recent papers published in prominent venues. Notable publications include:

  • Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics, 2021, published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • American Cancer Society's report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, 2021, published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption: a population-based study, 2021, published in The Lancet Oncology
  • The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, part I: National cancer statistics, 2020, published in Cancer

Farhad Islami collaborates frequently with several researchers, demonstrating a pattern of co-authorship with:

  • Ahmedin Jemal
  • Priti Bandi
  • K. Robin Yabroff
  • Daniel Wiese
  • Hyuna Sung

Their work appears often in several established academic journals known for cancer research and epidemiology, with frequent publications in:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Cancer
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Cancer Research
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Islami's research spans multiple subfields of medicine, primarily concentrating on:

  • Oncology
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The primary topics addressed in their scholarly work include:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Marie Ng;Tom P Fleming;Margaret W. Robinson;Blake Thomson

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Tomi F. Akinyemiju;Faris Hasan Al Lami;Tahiya Alam

  • Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

    Michael Holzer;Fritz Sterz;J. M. Darby;S. A. Padosch

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Degu Abate;Naghmeh Abbasi;Hedayat Abbastabar

  • Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Ashkan Afshin;Patrick John Sur;Kairsten A. Fay;Leslie Cornaby

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Marissa B Reitsma;Nancy Fullman;Marie Ng;Joseph S Salama

  • Gastric Cancer: Descriptive Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Screening, and Prevention

    Parisa Karimi;Farhad Islami;Sharmila Anandasabapathy;Neal D. Freedman

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2016 a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study global burden of disease cancer collaboration

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Tomi F. Akinyemiju;Faris Hasan Al Lami;Tahiya Alam

  • Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States

    Farhad Islami;Ann Goding Sauer;Kimberly D. Miller;Rebecca L. Siegel

  • Alcohol consumption and site-specific cancer risk: a comprehensive dose-response meta-analysis

    V Bagnardi;M Rota;E Botteri;I Tramacere

Frequent Co-Authors

Reza Malekzadeh
Reza Malekzadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Farin Kamangar
Farin Kamangar Morgan State University
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Christian C. Abnet
Christian C. Abnet National Institutes of Health
Akram Pourshams
Akram Pourshams Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Sanford M. Dawsey
Sanford M. Dawsey National Institutes of Health
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Gholamreza Roshandel
Gholamreza Roshandel Golestan University
Ahmedin Jemal
Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society
Sadaf G. Sepanlou
Sadaf G. Sepanlou Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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