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Elizabeth Ward
Researcher at American Cancer Society
Publications - 194
Citations - 156581
Elizabeth Ward is an academic researcher from American Cancer Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 193 publications receiving 149771 citations. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth Ward include National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health & North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
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The Relationship Between Insurance Coverage and Cancer Care: A Literature Synthesis
TL;DR: The research reviewed here suggests that the benefits of extending appropriate insurance coverage to uninsured and underinsured individuals could be substantial and are likely to include reduced morbidity, improved quality of life, and increased survival for cancer patients as well as a positive impact on overall health care and societal costs.
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How many individuals will need to be screened to increase colorectal cancer screening prevalence to 80% by 2018?
Stacey A. Fedewa,Jiemin Ma,Ann Goding Sauer,Rebecca L. Siegel,Robert A. Smith,Richard C. Wender,Mary Doroshenk,Otis W. Brawley,Elizabeth Ward,Ahmedin Jemal +9 more
TL;DR: The authors estimate the NNS to achieve 80% by 2018 nationwide and by state, and the number of individuals who need to be screened to achieve this goal is unknown.
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Mammography Use and Physician Recommendation After the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations.
Stacey A. Fedewa,Stacey A. Fedewa,Janet S. de Moor,Elizabeth Ward,Carol DeSantis,Ann Goding Sauer,Robert A. Smith,Ahmedin Jemal +7 more
TL;DR: Four years after publication of USPSTF mammography recommendations, mammography prevalence for younger and older women did not significantly decrease except for higher-SES younger women and physician mammography recommendation declined in older women.
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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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Physician sun protection counseling: Prevalence, correlates, and association with sun protection practices among US adolescents and their parents, 2004
TL;DR: The role of physicians, either independently or in concert with other information sources, should be explored in strategies promoting primary skin cancer prevention behaviors among adolescents and parents.