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American Cancer Society
Nonprofit•Atlanta, Georgia, United States•
About: American Cancer Society is a nonprofit organization based out in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Cancer & Population. The organization has 1339 authors who have published 3700 publications receiving 688166 citations. The organization is also known as: American Cancer Society, ACS & American Society for the Control of Cancer.
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TL;DR: Evidence of a rising burden of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer worldwide is provided, although early diagnosis and access to treatment remain crucial in low-income and middle-income countries.
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TL;DR: A global attainment analysis of the feasibility of attaining SDG targets on the basis of past trends and a estimates of health-related SDG index values in countries assessed at the subnational level varied substantially, particularly in China and India, although scores in Japan and the UK were more homogeneous.
312 citations
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TL;DR: Support is provided for the MFSI-SF as a valuable tool for the multidimensional assessment of cancer-related fatigue as evidenced by commonly used goodness of fit indices.
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TL;DR: While prostate cancer remains largely a disease diagnosed in older men (over age 65), screening has increased risk of diagnosis among men in their 40s and 50s, and outcome studies suggest that many men who are diagnosed with “localized early stage disease” actually have “apparently localizedEarly stage disease,” which is really low volume metastatic disease.
Abstract: Prostate cancer is a significant public health issue in the United States. It is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2011, 240,890 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and 33,720 men died of it. A review of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results. Program data were assessed to describe trends in incidence, mortality, and survival rates and look at other predictors of risk of prostate cancer diagnosis and death. Since 1985, there have been significant changing trends in prostate cancer incidence, mortality, and survival rates, as well as changes in the age distribution of the population diagnosed and even in the distribution of pathologies at diagnosis. Major risk factors for diagnosis include age, family history, race, and screening behavior. While prostate cancer remains largely a disease diagnosed in older men (over age 65), screening has increased risk of diagnosis among men in their 40s and 50s. The incidence rates and 5-year survival rates are heavily influenced by the introduction of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and widespread screening. The effects of PSA usage and screening on mortality rates are less certain. Outcome studies among men treated with radical prostatectomy show that greater than 30% relapse rates are common. This suggests that many men who are diagnosed with “localized early stage disease” actually have “apparently localized early stage disease,” which is really low volume metastatic disease.
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TL;DR: The results emphasize the importance of WC as a risk factor for mortality in older adults, regardless of BMI.
Abstract: Methods: We examined the association between WC and mortality among 48500 men and 56343 women, 50 years or older, in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. A total of 9315 men and 5332 women died between 1997 and the end of follow-up in 2006. Results: After adjustment for BMI and other risk factors, very high levels of WC were associated with an approximately 2-fold higher risk of mortality in men and women (among men, relative risk [RR]=2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.71-2.39 for WC 120 cm compared with 90 cm; among women, RR=2.36; 95% CI, 1.98-2.82forWC110cmcomparedwith75cm).The WC was positively associated with mortality within all categories of BMI. In men, a 10-cm increase in WC was associated with RRs of 1.16 (95% CI, 1.09-1.23), 1.18 (95%CI,1.12-1.24),and1.21(95%CI,1.13-1.30)within normal(18.5to25),overweight(25to30),andobese (30) BMI categories, respectively. In women, corresponding RRs were 1.25 (95% CI, 1.18-1.32), 1.15 (95% CI, 1.08-1.22), and 1.13 (95% CI, 1.06-1.20). Conclusion:These results emphasize the importance of WC as a risk factor for mortality in older adults, regardless of BMI.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Walter C. Willett | 334 | 2399 | 413322 |
Meir J. Stampfer | 277 | 1414 | 283776 |
Frank B. Hu | 250 | 1675 | 253464 |
David J. Hunter | 213 | 1836 | 207050 |
Edward Giovannucci | 206 | 1671 | 179875 |
Irving L. Weissman | 201 | 1141 | 172504 |
Bernard Rosner | 190 | 1162 | 147661 |
Susan E. Hankinson | 151 | 789 | 88297 |
Paolo Boffetta | 148 | 1455 | 93876 |
Jeffrey A. Bluestone | 143 | 515 | 77080 |
Richard D. Smith | 140 | 1180 | 79758 |
Garth D. Illingworth | 137 | 505 | 61793 |
Brian E. Henderson | 137 | 712 | 69921 |
Ahmedin Jemal | 132 | 500 | 380474 |
Michael J. Thun | 129 | 392 | 79051 |