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Shama Virani
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Head and Neck Cancer Genomic Epidemiologist @IARCWHO #genomics #prognosis ; #cancer inequities #survivorship #EquityDiversityInclusion; #WomeninSTEM; . Views my own

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamavirani/
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shamavirani.bsky.social
📢 PAPER ALERT!
Cross-ancestral GWAS of >19k head & neck cancer cases & >38k controls identifies 29 new risk signals
🌍 First to use diverse global populations
🧬 TP53 variant → ~40% lower risk
🛡️ Distinct HLA/HPV patterns
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#DiversityInResearch #HNSCC #GWAS
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Shama Virani
drtedros.who.int
Tobacco kills, no matter how it’s packaged.

Help us stop the manipulation: bit.ly/NoTobacco2025

#WorldNoTobaccoDay
May 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Reposted by Shama Virani
who.int
Filters are a marketing trick to make cigarettes seem less dangerous. Smoking kills, with or without a filter.

They make it easier to start smoking & harder to quit.

Filters have even contributed to a rise in an aggressive type of lung cancer. #TobaccoExposed

#WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭
A hand holds a pink-and-white cigarette pack with several cigarettes sticking out. Thick black tar-like liquid drips from the hand and the pack. Behind it is a smoky purple and blue background. The image reads: “Unmask the appeal. #TobaccoExposed” at the top, and “FILTERED BUT STILL FATAL.” in bold text at the center and bottom.
May 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
shamavirani.bsky.social
Very nice to featured as a Global Ismaili Innovator!

#IPN #ismailiprofessionals #ismailiinnovators
May 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Reposted by Shama Virani
theaacr.bsky.social
The cancer death rate is declining steadily in the US, and more people are living longer and fuller lives after a cancer diagnosis. Read about the research-driven progress during National Cancer Research Month—#NCRM25: cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/progress/cpr... #contents8 #UnitedByCancerResearch
May 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
shamavirani.bsky.social
Happy World Oral Health Day! Here are some tips from the Oral Cancer Team at IARC/WHO (www.iarc.who.int/teams-oct/) and information on our work to reduce the #oralcancer burden globally.
#worldoralhealthday2025 #OralHealth

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGhr...
World Oral Health Day 2025 with Dr Harriet Rumgay and Dr Shama Virani
YouTube video by IARC WHO
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March 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
shamavirani.bsky.social
The call for the IARC Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open! Interested to hear about what you can gain from this? Have a look: youtube.com/watch?v=6Riv...

and apply here: training.iarc.who.int/iarc-postdoc...

#postdoc #LMICs #CancerResearch #opportunity
#InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer
An IARC Fellowship - why not you?!
YouTube video by IARC WHO
youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Reposted by Shama Virani
erictopol.bsky.social
The projected global rise of breast cancer cases (38% increase) and deaths (68% increase) by 2050, disproportionately impacting low-HDI countries
nature.com/articles/s41...
Global patterns and trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality across 185 countries - Nature Medicine
Global analyses of breast cancer incidence and mortality show that only seven high-income countries are currently meeting the targets of the World Health Organization Global Breast Cancer Initiative i...
nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted by Shama Virani
erictopol.bsky.social
Worth reposting!
erictopol.bsky.social Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Jan 24
Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
shamavirani.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky! It's so nice and shiny here...
January 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
shamavirani.bsky.social
This is the power of tertiary cancer prevention. Surviving cancer. We need to make sure #survivorship is a focus of #CancerResearch #CancerSurvivorship

go.nih.gov/rOUbZJD
Prevalence of cancer survivors in the United States - PubMed
Cancer survivors are growing in number. In the United States, most cancer survivors are long-term and very long-term survivors, representing a substantial proportion of the US population.
go.nih.gov
January 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM