Nazmus Saquib

Honors and Awards

• Shared Vision Grant, San Diego State University (2001 - 2007)
• Fogarty Fellowship, University of Alabama, Birmingham (1999 - 2001)
• National Merit Scholarship for Physicians, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1989 - 1999)

Professional Education

Community & International Work

• Chronic Disease Epidemiology in Bangladesh, Dhaka 

Current Research Interests

To investigate how the well-known quality of life instrument (SF-36) interacts with the established lifestyle risk factors (such as poor diet, obesity, and physical inactivity) in the prediction of prognosis for various chronic diseases (cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases).

To compare the prevalence/incidence of various chronic diseases (cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases) and their associated risk factors between the native vs. immigrants (to the US) Bangladeshis.

Publications

• Breast cancer prognosis in relation to a change in the perceived physical health score Patterson R, Saquib N, Flatt S, Bardwell W, & Pierce J.. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 2010
• Clinically Defined Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Prognosis in Early Stage Breast Cancer Erickson K, Patterson RE, Flatt SW, Natarajan L, Parker B, Heath D, Laughlin G, Saquib N, Rock CL,. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010
• Medical co-morbidities predict mortality in women with a history of early stage breast cancer Patterson, R, Flatt SW, Saquib N, Rock CL, Caan BJ, Parker BA, Laughlin GA, Erickson K, Thomson. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 2010; 122 (3): 859-865
• Poor physical health predicts additional breast cancer events and mortality in breast cancer survivors Saquib N, Pierce JP, Saquib J, Flatt S, Natarajan L, Bardwell W, Patterson R, Stefanick M, Thomson C,. Psycho-Oncology. 2010