Mokdad Joins NPR Morning Edition to Discuss Cancer Incidence

Posted: 10/23/2025 (CSDE in the News)

CSDE Affiliate Ali Mokdad (Health Metrics Sciences, Epidemiology) joined NPR Morning Edition to discuss cancer rates in Lebanon, which is experiencing the fastest increase in cancer incidence and mortality anywhere in the world. NPR interviewed Mokdad during his travels to Beirut to meet with the Lebanese Parliament and present results from a study Mokdad co-authored as a member of the GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators. The study, “The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023”, was published in The Lancet in September.