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Ahmedin Jemal
Researcher at American Cancer Society
Publications - 568
Citations - 492750
Ahmedin Jemal is an academic researcher from American Cancer Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 132, co-authored 500 publications receiving 380474 citations. Previous affiliations of Ahmedin Jemal include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Emory University.
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Changes in Insurance Coverage and Stage at Diagnosis Among Nonelderly Patients With Cancer After the Affordable Care Act.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined change in the percent uninsured and early-stage diagnosis among nonelderly patients with newly diagnosed cancer after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and examined demographics-adjusted difference in differences in APC between Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
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Cancer Surveillance Series: Changing Patterns of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Mortality Rates Among Whites in the United States
TL;DR: Melanoma mortality in the United States reflects the complex interplay of UV radiation levels in each geographic region, the sun-protection behaviors of each generation of males and females in childhood and adulthood, the geographic mobility of the population, and the risk awareness and early detection.
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Estimates of Cancer Incidence in Ethiopia in 2015 Using Population-Based Registry Data.
Solomon Tessema Memirie,Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam,Mathewos Asefa,Biniyam Tefera Deressa,Getamesay Abayneh,Biniam Tsegaye,Mihiret Woldetinsae Abraha,Girma Ababi,Ahmedin Jemal,Timothy R. Rebbeck,Stéphane Verguet +10 more
TL;DR: The fight against cancer calls for expansion of population-based registry sites to improve quantifying the cancer burden in Ethiopia and requires both increased investment and application of existing cancer control knowledge across all segments of the Ethiopian population.
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An assessment of progress in cancer control.
TL;DR: This article summarizes cancer mortality trends and disparities based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and sets the stage for a national cancer control plan, or blueprint, for the American Cancer Society goals for reducing cancer mortality by the year 2035.
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Comparison of Insurance Status and Diagnosis Stage Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer Before vs After Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
TL;DR: This study found state variation in reductions in the percentage of uninsured patients among nonelderly patients with cancer after implementation of the ACA, with larger decreases in expansion than nonexpansion states.