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Hannah K. Weir
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 96
Citations - 13970
Hannah K. Weir is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 91 publications receiving 10946 citations. Previous affiliations of Hannah K. Weir include University of Toronto.
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Reply to it is not all black and white: Future incidence of stomach cancer will be substantially higher than projected due to the effects of immigration and increasing Hispanic and Asian populations in the United States
TL;DR: In the future, with expanded population coverage and more detailed information concerning race and ethnicity, it will be possible to predict the cancer incidence burden for Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic individuals and thus improve the projections for cancers that disproportionately impact these populations.
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Abstract A89: Estimating potential years of life lost and productivity lost due to avoidable premature colorectal cancer deaths in U.S. counties with lower educational attainment
TL;DR: Weir et al. as mentioned in this paper estimated potential years of life lost and productivity lost due to premature cancer deaths among United States residents of lower SES areas, as measured by percentage of high school graduates.
Members of the Steering Committee on Cancer Statistics
Heather Chappell,Prithwish De,Dagny Dryer,Larry F. Ellison,Heather Logan,Maureen MacIntyre,Nova Scotia,Loraine D. Marrett,Hannah K. Weir +8 more
TL;DR: This publication represented an early example of partnership in cancer control, including members from the Alberta Cancer Registry, Health and Welfare Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, and Fichier des tumeurs du …
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Abstract B29: Trends in racial disparities in five-year net survival for lung cancer, United States, 2001-2009
TL;DR: Lung cancer net survival is lower in blacks than in whites, although the US overall and many states showed a small increase in the percent net survival from 2001-03 to 2004-09, the five-year net survival for lung cancer 2004-9 is much lower than for other common cancers.
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Five-Year U.S. Trends in the North American Cancer Survival Index, 2005-2014.
TL;DR: Cancer Survival Index survival estimates increased among all race and sex subpopulations during 2005-2014, and a substantial but decreasing survival gap persisted between blacks and whites.