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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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Trends in stage at diagnosis for young breast cancer patients in the United States.
TL;DR: Examining trends in early-onset breast cancer incidence rates by stage at diagnosis in a national dataset, after correcting for temporal changes in unstaged disease, found the increase in incidence rates for distant-stage disease became non-significant in NH whites but not in NH blacks.
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Potentially preventable premature lung cancer deaths in the USA if overall population rates were reduced to those of educated whites in lower-risk states.
Farhad Islami,Elizabeth Ward,Eric J. Jacobs,Jiemin Ma,Ann Goding Sauer,Joannie Lortet-Tieulent,Ahmedin Jemal +6 more
TL;DR: Most premature lung cancer deaths in the USA are potentially avoidable and underscore the importance of increasing tobacco control measures in high-risk states and targeting tobacco control interventions to less educated populations in all states.
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Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening in Ethiopia by Self-Sampling HPV DNA Compared to Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Muluken Gizaw,Muluken Gizaw,Brhanu Teka,Friederike Ruddies,Tamrat Abebe,Andreas M. Kaufmann,Alemayehu Worku,Andreas Wienke,Ahmedin Jemal,Adamu Addissie,Eva Johanna Kantelhardt +10 more
TL;DR: The trial demonstrated significantly higher levels of population-based uptake and adherence for self-collection HPV testing, and women were more receptive for VIA after their HPV testing result was positive.
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Rural Cancer Control: Bridging the Chasm in Geographic Health Inequity.
S. Jane Henley,Ahmedin Jemal +1 more
TL;DR: Although geography alone cannot predict cancer risk, it can impact where people live and what diseases they get, how they die, and when they die.
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Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the United States: Correlates and Time Trends by Type of Test
Jean A. Shapiro,Ashwini Soman,Zahava Berkowitz,Stacey A. Fedewa,Susan A. Sabatino,Janet S. de Moor,Tainya C. Clarke,V. Paul Doria-Rose,Erica S. Breslau,Ahmedin Jemal,Marion R. Nadel +10 more
TL;DR: In 2018, an estimated 66.9% of U.S. adults aged 50-75 years had a colorectal cancer screening test within recommended time intervals.