Nishwant Swami, MD, MPH
@NishwantS
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PGY-3 @PennIMResidents | @UMassChan '23 | @HarvardChanSPH MPH '22 in QM | @Yale '17 | Interested in evaluating and improving inequities in oncology
Cambridge, MA
Joined June 2021
โMany Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers.โ @nytimes tells the story of a shifting epidemic: lung cancer among people, mostly women โ whoโve never smoked. The face of lung cancer is changing. ๐ https://t.co/1Tj21DgFq7
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New research in @JAMANetworkOpen provides insight into second-line treatment strategies for right-sided, RAS/RAF wild-type colorectal cancer ft. @NishwantS (@PennDGIM), Wei-Ting Hwang (@UPennDBEI), @Ron_cology, Mark O'Hara & @WilliamJChapin (@PennCancer) https://t.co/NLXZLAA0Ek
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๐ FIGURE HIGHLIGHT 2 Multidisciplinary teams can better support young patients by addressing: ๐ Sexual health ๐ธ Financial toxicity ๐ง Emotional distress Solutions include counseling, referrals, & open communication. ๐ https://t.co/01WWy9U0BS
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Proud to be part of this important publication led by @NarjustFlorezMD highlighting the unique challenges faced by young patients w lung cancer; from diagnosis and treatment to survivorship and supportive care ๐ซ๐ https://t.co/zxMhtmncRm
๐ฃ NEW PUBLICATION โผ๏ธ Young adults do get lung cancer -and they face distinct challenges. Our latest review, "Young lung cancer: from diagnosis to survivorship," is now published! Read here ๐ https://t.co/01WWy9U0BS
#YoungLungCancer #CancerCare #OncoTwitter #FlorezLab
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๐ฃ NEW PUBLICATION โผ๏ธ Young adults do get lung cancer -and they face distinct challenges. Our latest review, "Young lung cancer: from diagnosis to survivorship," is now published! Read here ๐ https://t.co/01WWy9U0BS
#YoungLungCancer #CancerCare #OncoTwitter #FlorezLab
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Another wonderful piece from Drs. @JamesFanWu and @EChrisDee taking a deeper look at intersectionality and the Asian American community. ๐๐ป
๐จIn @TheLancet, @EChrisDee & I discuss the need to disaggregate #AsianAmerican data ๐ ๐: https://t.co/jLh1KC2Dib The Ten Americas study from @IHME_UW reported that Asian Americans had the highest life expectancy, income & education. This framing masks disparities! 1/x
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After meeting last @ASCO, lucky to now call @NishwantS a research collaborator and friend! Canโt wait to see what lucky Heme/Onc Fellowship Program will get to recruit him! Look out for his application this fall! #Florezlab #ASCO25
You know @NishwantS is cool when he works w/ @Florez_Lab, @fumikochino & @EChrisDee!!! So happy we connected through Chris & looking forward to future conversations about #AANHPI health! #ASCO24 @ASCO
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At #ASH24, Dr @JamesFanWu presented our groupโs #research on the #epidemiology of #hematologic #cancers in East Asia ๐ ๐ Drs @FrancesVHo @Erin_Feliciano @RodColumbres โฆ@BhavJain_โฉ โฆ@Urvish_Jain1โฉ โฆ@NishwantSโฉ and team! #ASHKudos #ASHtrainee ๐ฉธ
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๐ In @JNCI_Now led by @AlexGoglia & Mohammed Alshalalfa, we explored FOXA1 alterations in 87k pts, w implications in #lung , #breast, & #prostate #cancer ๐ @AnwarKhan81 @BrandonMahal @EAntonarakis @IyengarPuneeth @Danielle_Isakov #lcsm #bcsm #pcsm ๐ https://t.co/15IcDDQ17Z
Our paper is now online in @JNCI_Now! We looked at genomic alterations of the transcription factor FOXA1 in a large pan-cancer cohort of 87k patients, and found worse outcomes in NSCLC, breast, and prostate cancer patients with FOXA1 amplifications.
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๐ In @BMJOncology today, we describe the 2022 #cancer #burden in #Afghanistan, #Bangladesh, #Bhutan, #India, #Maldives, #Nepal, #Pakistan, and #SriLanka (SAARC) ๐ ๐ Dr @Oncology_BG for your mentorship and our #global team, led by @Urvish_Jain1 ๐ https://t.co/cHWqc1xojL
Published open-access today in @BMJOncology a very important paper describing the cancer burden in SAARC region consisting of 8 LMICs in South Asia contributing to a quarter of the world population. Super proud of @EChrisDee @Urvish_Jain1 and team for taking this project past the
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Thank you to #ASCOAdvocacy volunteer @fumikochino for giving pts a voice in D.C. today!
"I come to you today to speak about the harms of medical debt as an expert in the field, and also as someone with personal experiences with the financial devastation that patients & families feel after a cancer diagnosis." Honored to testify in DC today: https://t.co/CVGvBQOCMU
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๐ Our latest, led by @KhushKohli in our group in @MASCC_JSCC, demonstrating #disparities in #palliativecare receipt amongst #AANHPI #AsianAmerican #NativeHawaiian #PacificIslander patients with #Cancer ๐ Further #disaggregated research is needed ๐ https://t.co/1Ebslf68Gj
Thank you to @MASCC_JSCC for featuring our recent manuscript! We highlight disparities in #palliativecare receipt faced by #AANHPI subgroups w/ cancer. Very grateful for the support and mentorship from @EChrisDee, @mahi_kohli, @BhavJain_ , and team! https://t.co/IRsIGB82ik
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Blossoming friendships from #ASCO24 ๐ธ Meetings like todayโs give me life, the 1st of many more to come โค๏ธ Great catching up with @EChrisDee & meeting @francesvho! Excited for the future!
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๐ ย In @AJCOonline, we find that the likelihoods of many risky #healthbehaviors between #childhoodcancersurvivors and the general population were similar, underscoring a need to identify further interventions for this population. ๐๐ป @EChrisDee @NishwantS
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๐ Congratulations to Dr. @XimeJordan on being named Mentor of the Year by the Internal Medicine Department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania @PennMedicine ๐ Your mentorship and dedication are truly inspiring.๐๐ #MentorOfTheYear #Inspiration #FlorezLab
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Excited to share my 1โฃst senior author publication! Also proud of 1st author MS3 @alirashedkazmi (who just presented this at #ASCO24)! State policies that โฌ๏ธ access to #FoodStamps via eliminating asset tests associated withโฌ๏ธ use of mammography in the past 1 yr. @JACRJournal
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