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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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Breast Awareness, Self-Reported Abnormalities, and Breast Cancer in Rural Ethiopia: A Survey of 7,573 Women and Predictions of the National Burden
Wondimu Ayele,Wondimu Ayele,Adamu Addissie,Andreas Wienke,Susanne Unverzagt,Ahmedin Jemal,Lesley Taylor,Eva Johanna Kantelhardt +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 7,573 adult women to assess how many women self-report a breast abnormality and to determine their diagnoses in rural Ethiopia.
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Factors associated with late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer among women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alem Gebremariam,Alem Gebremariam,Nebiyu Dereje,Adamu Addissie,Alemayehu Worku,Mathewos Assefa,Aynalem Abreha,Wondemagegnehu Tigeneh,Lydia E. Pace,Eva Johanna Kantelhardt,Ahmedin Jemal +10 more
TL;DR: Advanced stage at diagnosis of breast cancer among women in Addis Ababa is strongly associated with use of traditional medicine and with prolonged time interval between symptom recognition and disease confirmation.
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Association Between Smoking, Smoking Cessation, and Mortality by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex Among US Adults
Blake Thomson,Jonathan Emberson,Ben Lacey,Sarah Lewington,Richard Peto,Ahmedin Jemal,Farhad Islami +6 more
TL;DR: Quitting smoking, particularly at younger ages, was associated with substantial reductions in the relative excess mortality associated with continued smoking, and population-specific evidence on the benefits of quitting smoking may motivate cessation among groups historically underrepresented in medical research.
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Global, regional, and national burden of cancers attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990 to 2019
Saeid Safiri,Nahid Karamzad,Jay S. Kaufman,Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi,Nicola Luigi Bragazzi,Mark J.M. Sullman,Amir Almasi-Hashiani,Mohammad Ali Mansournia,Gary S. Collins,Ali-Asghar Kolahi,Ahmedin Jemal +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to report the level and trends of 13 cancers that are attributable to excess body weight (EBW) for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019.
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Primary liver cancer deaths and related years of life lost attributable to hepatitis B and C viruses in India
TL;DR: The findings underscore the importance of primary prevention of HBV and HCV by appropriate measures, including vaccination (HBV only), prevention of transfusion-related infections, and increased awareness of the routes of transmission and long-term health outcomes.