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Toufic Kachaamy: How MCED can potentially help society address cancer related health disparities
Nov 9, 2024, 15:20

Toufic Kachaamy: How MCED can potentially help society address cancer related health disparities

Toufic Kachaamy shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Upward mobility helping people move out of poverty is beneficial to everyone in society. It can be hindered by diseases especially cancer.

One of every 3 persons is expected to be diagnosed as having cancer in his or her lifetime with cancer ranking as the second leading cause of death in the United States. Cancer related disability and early mortality can shatter families and impact future generations.

While cancer-related mortality has declined over the past few decades lower rates of preventive screening for cancer in minorities and underprivileged population may contribute to and exacerbate the disparities in cancer-related health outcomes.

Join us for a discussion on cancer, cancer related health disparities and how MCED can potentially help society address this problem.”

Toufic Kachaamy: How MCED can potentially help society address cancer related health disparities

Dr. Toufic Kachaamy, Chief of Medicine and Medical Director of Gastroenterology at City of Hope Phoenix, specializes in advanced endoscopy and the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Kachaamy is known for his innovation in endoscopic oncology, having invented the Sure Access Needle, which aids in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). He also founded the annual Advances and Innovations in Endoscopic Oncology and Multidisciplinary Gastrointestinal Cancer Care conference.