Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @NCIDirector
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
62
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to cancer, including the experiences and insights of Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She discusses her own cancer diagnosis and her vision for improving patient outcomes through clinical trials and broader societal engagement. Other tweets discuss specific types of cancer, treatment options, and the need for affordable approaches that involve economists and finance experts. The tweets also highlight the importance of data science and tobacco cessation efforts in cancer research. Overall, the tweets emphasize the ongoing efforts of the NCI and other organizations to reduce cancer mortality and improve access to treatment.
Topic Modeling
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Clinical trials and patient outcomes
- National Cancer Plan and reducing mortality
- Financial and accessibility issues in cancer treatment
- Cancer research and promising tools/methods
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions related to cancer, including empathy and solidarity with those currently dealing with the disease, optimism and excitement about new developments in cancer research and treatment, concern about the financial and accessibility challenges faced by cancer patients, and support for the National Cancer Institute and other organizations working towards improved outcomes. Some tweets also mention personal experiences with cancer or specific approaches to treatment. Overall, the emotions expressed are largely positive or hopeful, despite the difficult and complex nature of cancer and its impact on individuals and society.
Trend Analysis
- Cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Glioblastoma research and treatment
- The National Cancer Plan and Moonshot initiatives
- Financial accessibility and affordability of cancer treatments
- Use of ctDNA testing in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
21
Percentage of total tweets
33%
Number of Original tweets
10
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
62
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
29
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
5
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
28
Percentage of total tweets
45%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 22 |
Twitter Web App | 18 |
Twitter for Android | 13 |
Twitter for iPad | 3 |
TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
theNCI | National Cancer Institute | Official Twitter account of the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. government’s agency for cancer research. https://t.co/R9SpN6R3Fq | 216,339 |
statnews | STAT | Reporting from the frontiers of health & medicine. Sign up for any of our 10 free newsletters here: https://t.co/CBx3GZBv31 | 166,621 |
AurelianoStingi | Aureliano Stingi | Clinical Case Coordinator @Medendi2 MBA @mbaCDIITALIA PhD Cancer Biology @unigenews Bio-Mol @unito Collab @repubblica @Lilt_Roma TO-OXF-MAD-GVA 🇮🇹🇨🇭🇪🇺 | 27,600 |
TheCancerLetter | The Cancer Letter | The leading independent source for information on the issues that shape #oncology since 1973. Editor: @PaulBGoldberg | Assoc. editor: @mattobh | @cancerhistproj | 24,455 |
pashtoonkasi | Pashtoon Kasi MD, MS | Oncologist | Researcher | ColorectalCancer #CRCSM👨🏼🎓@MayoClinic @PittTweet Alum; 🧬#ctDNA #LiquidBiopsies💡#PrecisionOncology ViewsMy Own. COI @ASCO📍 #GI23 | 13,969 |
HemOncToday | HemOnc Today | The content you need, when you need it. | 12,194 |
jrgralow | Julie Gralow | Chief Medical Officer, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Tweets are my own. | 9,462 |
GraceCordovano | Enlightening Results 💡 | #Cancer #PatientAdvocate | Healthcare Navigating Solutionist | De-Frictionizer | ⬇️ Patient Administrative Burden | #Techquity | co-founder @UnblockHealth | 8,242 |
WomenScienceRFS | Rosalind Franklin Society | A nonprofit dedicated to recognizing and fostering the contributions made by women in the #lifesciences and #STEM. Subscribe https://t.co/yCLSuzddYo | 6,517 |
AmandaHaddock | Amanda Haddock 🧬 | White House Champion of Change for Precision Medicine 🧬, Pres of @DragonMasterFDN🐲 Mom to 4: 3 on Earth, 1 in Heaven because of brain cancer. | 6,246 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
pashtoonkasi | Pashtoon Kasi MD, MS | Oncologist | Researcher | ColorectalCancer #CRCSM👨🏼🎓@MayoClinic @PittTweet Alum; 🧬#ctDNA #LiquidBiopsies💡#PrecisionOncology ViewsMy Own. COI @ASCO📍 #GI23 | 9,462 |
GraceCordovano | Enlightening Results 💡 | #Cancer #PatientAdvocate | Healthcare Navigating Solutionist | De-Frictionizer | ⬇️ Patient Administrative Burden | #Techquity | co-founder @UnblockHealth | 6,802 |
AmandaHaddock | Amanda Haddock 🧬 | White House Champion of Change for Precision Medicine 🧬, Pres of @DragonMasterFDN🐲 Mom to 4: 3 on Earth, 1 in Heaven because of brain cancer. | 6,039 |
statnews | STAT | Reporting from the frontiers of health & medicine. Sign up for any of our 10 free newsletters here: https://t.co/CBx3GZBv31 | 5,101 |
NinaFuture | Nina Bianchi | ✨ We become what we practice ✧ human experience of work ✧ fmr @US_FDA @WhiteHouse @PIFgov @theNCI ✧ autonomous holograph ✧ | 5,001 |
sesiegler | Sara Elizabeth Siegler | Founder, CEO, & full owner of @SES_HQ. Ceiling smasher, pro se litigant, & former accidental whistleblower. Disclaimer: this is a personal account. | 4,995 |
s_j_kearney | Stephen Kearney 🇺🇦🇮🇪 | Medic; Interests besides the day job incl. Digital Health, Science, Genomics, Aerospace, History, IR, Economics, Travel & most importantly good coffee ☕️ | 4,955 |
theNCI | National Cancer Institute | Official Twitter account of the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. government’s agency for cancer research. https://t.co/R9SpN6R3Fq | 4,853 |
drtulsijose | Tulsi Jose,MD | 👩⚕️IM PGY2 @bhseti🩺🎗@Yale CERSI fellow🚭Research @mayoanesthesia🎖2024 Heme- Oncology Fellow 💫Alum @McMasterU ❤ @amwadoctors @asco @acpimphysicians 💫 | 4,705 |
CARM1Monoxide | Dr Carmen Monoxide 🏴 | 🇲🇾 ScienceBiz intersection | @BBS_Harvard/@DFCI_ChemBio PhD | @JohnsHopkins undergrad | Music geek | Athlete | #Healthcare #DEI #SocialJustice Views mine | 4,539 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
manjuggm | Pt Adv, NCI Rectal Anal TF Mom, lifelong learner Wants to bring patient voice to research, clinical trials & more! Check out @CRCTrialsChat 1st love: Virology | 5 |
doctorC369 | he for she. GI Oncologist @ Seidman Cancer Center. Alum @NIH & @MayoClinic. #ctDNA and #immunotherapy enthusiast. Focus- upper GI cancers, CRC. | 4 |
DrYukselUrun | On the road! Pursuing to improve global health through sharing knowledge, cancer prevention, and care. Professor, Medical oncologist @AnkaraUni | 3 |
CHKEBlessingway | Laura Baker - Gaining Support for my family mbrs & Thousands Dying in Libby, Montana, USA of Asbestos of WR Grace Asbestos Mine in Libby, Montana USA | 3 |
pashtoonkasi | Oncologist | Researcher | ColorectalCancer #CRCSM👨🏼🎓@MayoClinic @PittTweet Alum; 🧬#ctDNA #LiquidBiopsies💡#PrecisionOncology ViewsMy Own. COI @ASCO📍 #GI23 | 3 |
guildsman | GI Oncologist @Perlmutter_CC, Associate Program Director @nyulisom_HemOnc. #CRCSM, #Meded. Sci-fi aficionado. Tweets are my own. | 2 |
jlevinscherz | Ass't Prof, @HarvardChanSPH , Physician, Consultant @WTW, blogger, cyclist and wonk. Views my own! | 2 |
Aman0683 | CEO, Founder. ExoCan Healthcare Ltd | Innovator | Entrepreneur | Immuno oncology | Inventor of world's fastest exosome enrichment tech | 2 |
sesiegler | Founder, CEO, & full owner of @SES_HQ. Ceiling smasher, pro se litigant, & former accidental whistleblower. Disclaimer: this is a personal account. | 2 |
rnussen1 | - | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1636367974088183815 | "To anyone with cancer today: I am truly in this together with you." - @NCIDirector NCI In the News: Dr. Monica Bertagnolli opens up to @NPRHealth about her own #CancerDiagnosis, improving patient outcomes and her vision for the future of clinical trials-https://t.co/95V8r0SEZ8 https://t.co/X4Y0g2TYna | 14 |
1638239459752779776 | Dr. Bertagnolli @NCIDirector presents some good news and ambitious agenda at the BSA meeting: broad societal engagement for the National Cancer Plan, working hand in hand with #CancerMoonshot & key clinical trial innovation! @huntsmancancer @neerajaiims https://t.co/6QtkUTFkKG | 5 |
1639357236190355456 | What Is Glioblastoma? 🎯The primary goal of treatment is to improve the patient's life and their quality of life! #Glioblastoma #CancerResearch @theNCI @NCIDirector @ASCO @myESMO @weoncologists @OncBrothers @JAMANetwork Patient page! Revital Marcus, MD https://t.co/MPSBJhdui6 https://t.co/sYYlUaHeA4 | 4 |
1636346675353509889 | I have an opinion piece in @StatNews this morning, urging the @WhiteHouse to include economists and finance experts in the #CancerMoonshot to be sure that new approaches will be affordable. https://t.co/3i2MF3dwDk @NCIDirector, @bertagnollimm | 2 |
1636436437582110720 | Loving @NCIDirector and her passion! National Cancer Institute director opens up about her own cancer diagnosis https://t.co/F5k1jGby6u | 1 |
1637275475956432897 | @manjuggm @NCIDirector @SU2C @NateraOncology @GuardantHealth @pashtoonkasi @skopetz BESPOKE from @NateraOncology was supposed to provide something similar, but we have not seen any data yet. | 1 |
1637274127055699970 | @NCIDirector @SU2C @NateraOncology @GuardantHealth Since it will take at least 5-10 y for ctDNA St III CRC MRD #clinicaltrials to provide practice-changing data, why not start an NCI-funded CRC MRD Registry to capture real-world data until then? @pashtoonkasi @skopetz @guildsman https://t.co/F4yq6WfMPG | 1 |
1636869737358692352 | @NCIDirector @theNCI The Cancer Center Informatics & Data Science Society is excited to support the #CancerMoonshot We are grateful for all your efforts @POTUS @FLOTUS ... We hope to also highlight the roadmap at our 10-Year Society Anniversary Symposium in Sept in Kauai, HI https://t.co/mGgYZ5rsFI | 1 |
1637531841732259841 | @manjuggm @NCIDirector @SU2C @NateraOncology @GuardantHealth @pashtoonkasi @skopetz @guildsman GALAXY study group will likely publish 3year dfs data shortly. | 1 |
1637531367121510402 | @manjuggm @NCIDirector @SU2C @NateraOncology @GuardantHealth @pashtoonkasi @skopetz @guildsman I think I have effectively integrated ctDNA testing in my practice on a case by case basis. based on the data published thus far. How? DM me if you want to know. | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1636367974088183815 | "To anyone with cancer today: I am truly in this together with you." - @NCIDirector NCI In the News: Dr. Monica Bertagnolli opens up to @NPRHealth about her own #CancerDiagnosis, improving patient outcomes and her vision for the future of clinical trials-https://t.co/95V8r0SEZ8 https://t.co/X4Y0g2TYna | 31 |
1639357236190355456 | What Is Glioblastoma? 🎯The primary goal of treatment is to improve the patient's life and their quality of life! #Glioblastoma #CancerResearch @theNCI @NCIDirector @ASCO @myESMO @weoncologists @OncBrothers @JAMANetwork Patient page! Revital Marcus, MD https://t.co/MPSBJhdui6 https://t.co/sYYlUaHeA4 | 22 |
1638239459752779776 | Dr. Bertagnolli @NCIDirector presents some good news and ambitious agenda at the BSA meeting: broad societal engagement for the National Cancer Plan, working hand in hand with #CancerMoonshot & key clinical trial innovation! @huntsmancancer @neerajaiims https://t.co/6QtkUTFkKG | 16 |
1636346675353509889 | I have an opinion piece in @StatNews this morning, urging the @WhiteHouse to include economists and finance experts in the #CancerMoonshot to be sure that new approaches will be affordable. https://t.co/3i2MF3dwDk @NCIDirector, @bertagnollimm | 5 |
1638923308082110465 | @DrYukselUrun @Twitter @ASCO @JCO_ASCO @OncoAlert @PTarantinoMD @curijoey @darioT_ @DrChoueiri @stolaney1 @oncology_bg @VPrasadMDMPH @Dr_AmerZeidan @chadinabhan @E_de_Azambuja @aftimosp @maryam_lustberg @NCIDirector @_atanas_ @DrHBurstein @AmandaNizamMD @NazliDizman @HemOncFellows @OncBrothers @AmerCancerCEO @FAndreMD Since trastuzumab was FDA approved for metastatic HER2+ breast cancer in 1998 (in combo with chemo), I probably would not have tweeted about this 2002 paper (although seeing evidence of some single agent activity is/was important). | 5 |
1637274127055699970 | @NCIDirector @SU2C @NateraOncology @GuardantHealth Since it will take at least 5-10 y for ctDNA St III CRC MRD #clinicaltrials to provide practice-changing data, why not start an NCI-funded CRC MRD Registry to capture real-world data until then? @pashtoonkasi @skopetz @guildsman https://t.co/F4yq6WfMPG | 5 |
1639328572895789056 | Bertagnolli/@NCIDirector to announce National Cancer Plan that would “align broad societal engagement” to reduce cancer mortality https://t.co/f1gR6CHUxV | 4 |
1638560349996691461 | Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Today we highlight an interview " New Leadership at the National Cancer Institute”. Check out @NCIDirector fresh vision for the NCI, as she shares her impressive career journey from Princeton to Harvard and beyond. https://t.co/OAhvTEQzAi #WomeninSTEM | 3 |
1639538505322749953 | @Aman0683 @curecc @CCA_Alliance @CholangioNet @Cholangiocarci2 @BenWestphalen @JavleMilind @OncBrothers @mtmdphd @marklewismd @GraceCordovano @NatureMedicine @theNCI @NCIDirector @GraceCordovano This was another📝 that I found helpful for using T-DXd in brain🧠 parenchymal and/or leptomeningeal metastases, as well as liver dysfunction from cancer involvement. 👇🏾Sustained deep response with rescue from 2 life threatening crises. https://t.co/Bl5XxU2ddt https://t.co/aZjkvfL6KF | 3 |
1636436437582110720 | Loving @NCIDirector and her passion! National Cancer Institute director opens up about her own cancer diagnosis https://t.co/F5k1jGby6u | 2 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#cancermoonshot | 10 |
#glioblastoma | 3 |
#cancer | 3 |
#cancerdiagnosis | 3 |
#cancerresearch | 2 |
#healioinnovators | 2 |
#clinicaltrials | 2 |
#losartan | 1 |
#fluvoxamin | 1 |
#quercetin | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@ncidirector | 63 |
@thenci | 25 |
@pashtoonkasi | 17 |
@nateraoncology | 14 |
@oncbrothers | 13 |
@su2c | 12 |
@guardanthealth | 12 |
@skopetz | 12 |
@guildsman | 10 |
@manjuggm | 10 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
29
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
📝 | 2 | memo |
🧠 | 2 | brain |
👇🏾 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down_medium-dark_skin_tone |
🎯 | 2 | bullseye |
🧵 | 1 | thread |
💡 | 1 | light_bulb |
🙌🏾 | 1 | raising_hands_medium-dark_skin_tone |
😔 | 1 | pensive_face |
👍 | 1 | thumbs_up |
⏰ | 1 | alarm_clock |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 7 |
Objects | 3 |
Activities | 3 |
Smileys & Emotion | 3 |
Travel & Places | 1 |
Symbols | 1 |