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D. Michal Freedman

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  62
Citations -  6115

D. Michal Freedman is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Vitamin D and neurology. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 62 publications receiving 5550 citations. Previous affiliations of D. Michal Freedman include Medical University of South Carolina & George Washington University.

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Prospective Study of Serum Vitamin D and Cancer Mortality in the United States

TL;DR: The results do not support an association between vitamin D and total cancer mortality, although there was an inverse relationship between 25(OH)D levels and colorectal cancer mortality.
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Risk of Cataract after Exposure to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: A 20-Year Prospective Cohort Study among US Radiologic Technologists

TL;DR: Findings challenge the National Council on Radiation Protection and International Commission on Radiological Protection assumptions that the lowest cumulative ionizing radiation dose to the lens of the eye that can produce a progressive cataract is approximately 2 Gy and support the hypothesis that the highest cataracts produced in humans is substantially less than previously thought.
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Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies

TL;DR: In a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies, Cari Kitahara and colleagues find that class III obesity is associated with excess rates of total mortality, particularly due to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
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Increased risk of second primary cancers after a diagnosis of melanoma.

TL;DR: Melanoma survivors have an approximately 9-fold increased risk of developing subsequent melanoma compared with the general population, and this increased risk remains elevated more than 20 years after the initial melanoma diagnosis.