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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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Progress Against Cancer Mortality 50 Years After Passage of the National Cancer Act.
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Recent Patterns in Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk in the U.S.
Xuesong Han,Ahmedin Jemal +1 more
TL;DR: Trends in genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer risk increased among women with private or public insurance, but not among uninsured women, suggesting a positive effect of the ACA provision.
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Characteristics and follow-up of metastatic breast cancer in Ethiopia: A cohort study of 573 women.
Christina Mirjam Weiner,Assefa Mathewos,Adamu Addissie,Wondimu Ayele,Abraha Aynalem,Tigeneh Wondemagegnehu,Andreas Wienke,Ahmedin Jemal,Peter Zerche,Christoph Thomssen,Andreas Seidler,Eva Johanna Kantelhardt +11 more
TL;DR: The lower survival for mBC in Addis Ababa compared to that from Western countries is presumably due to the later presentation at the hospital and lack of standard therapy.
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Extent and Predictors of Delays in Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Population-Based Prospective Study
Nebiyu Dereje,Adamu Addissie,Alemayehu Worku,Mathewos Assefa,Aynalem Abraha,Wondemagegnehu Tigeneh,Eva Johanna Kantelhardt,Ahmedin Jemal +7 more
TL;DR: A considerable proportion of patients with cervical cancer in Addis Ababa have delays in seeking medical care and diagnostic conformation, reinforcing the need for programs to enhance awareness about cervical cancer signs and symptoms and the importance of early diagnosis in the community and among health care providers.
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Cigarette smoking-attributable burden of cancer by race and ethnicity in the United States
Joannie Lortet-Tieulent,Ivana Kulhánová,Eric J. Jacobs,Jan Willem Coebergh,Isabelle Soerjomataram,Ahmedin Jemal +5 more
TL;DR: Smoking-attributable cancer burden was substantial in all racial and ethnic groups, underscoring the need for intensified tobacco cessation in all populations.