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Yumei Cao
Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Publications - 35
Citations - 2122
Yumei Cao is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Smoking cessation & Abstinence. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1900 citations. Previous affiliations of Yumei Cao include Veterans Health Administration & Baylor College of Medicine.
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Ask-Advise-Connect: A New Approach to Smoking Treatment Delivery in Health Care Settings
Jennifer Irvin Vidrine,Sanjay Shete,Yumei Cao,Anthony Greisinger,Penny Harmonson,Barry Sharp,Lyndsay Miles,Susan M. Zbikowski,David W. Wetter +8 more
TL;DR: A new approach--Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC)--designed to address barriers to linking smokers with treatment and have tremendous potential to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality is evaluated.
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The effect of tobacco outlet density and proximity on smoking cessation.
Lorraine R. Reitzel,Ellen K. Cromley,Yisheng Li,Yumei Cao,Richard Dela Mater,Carlos A. Mazas,Ludmila M Cofta-Woerpel,Paul M. Cinciripini,David W. Wetter +8 more
TL;DR: Because residential proximity to tobacco outlets influences smoking cessation, zoning restrictions to limit tobacco sales in residential areas may complement existing efforts to reduce tobacco use.
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Birthplace, Years of Residence in the United States, and Obesity Among Mexican‐American Adults
Carlos H. Barcenas,Anna V. Wilkinson,Sara S. Strom,Yumei Cao,Katherine C. Saunders,Somdat Mahabir,María A. Hernández-Valero,Michele R. Forman,Michele R. Forman,Margaret R. Spitz,Melissa L. Bondy,Melissa L. Bondy +11 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the association between birthplace (Mexico or U.S.) and obesity in men and women and to analyze the relationship between duration of U.s. residency and prevalence of obesity in Mexican immigrants.
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Effects of nativity, age at migration, and acculturation on smoking among adult Houston residents of Mexican descent.
Anna V. Wilkinson,Margaret R. Spitz,Sara S. Strom,Alexander V. Prokhorov,Carlos H. Barcenas,Yumei Cao,Katherine C. Saunders,Melissa L. Bondy +7 more
TL;DR: Smoking interventions for people of Mexican descent should be tailored according to gender, nativity, and acculturation level and should target all ages, not just young people.
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Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes and Risk of Glioma
Li E. Wang,Melissa L. Bondy,Hongbing Shen,Randa El-Zein,Kenneth Aldape,Yumei Cao,Vinay Pudavalli,Victor A. Levin,W. K. Alfred Yung,Qingyi Wei +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the T allele may be a risk allele, and this XRCC7 polymorphism may beA marker for the susceptibility to glioma.