Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

Senior Vice President, Surveillance & Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society Joined June 2021

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Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami

12 months ago

On National #Postdoc Appreciation Week, we appreciate the incredible work of Dr. Qinran Liu @QLiu_EPI, our postdoctoral fellow @AmericanCancer #Cancer #Disparity #Research team! Thank you for all you do! Read more here: cancer.org/research/acs-r… @ACS_Research @ACSNews

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

A new @AmericanCancer study led by Dr. Sung reported that #GenX & #Millennials have an elevated #cancer risk than Baby Boomers of same age for 17 of the 34 cancer types, with mortality also similarly elevated in Gen X & Millennials for 5 of these cancers. bit.ly/3A2Ff1g

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Robin Yabroff @DrRobinYabroff

a year ago

Congrats Dr Zhao for leading this great collaboration examining health insurance literacy! @jinxuan_zhao @khera_nandita Nan Zhang Joan Griffin Talal Hilal @ACSNews @ACS_Research

ACS Journal Cancer @JournalCancer

a year ago

Congrats Dr Zhao for leading this great collaboration examining health insurance literacy! @jinxuan_zhao @khera_nandita Nan Zhang Joan Griffin Talal Hilal @ACSNews @ACS_Research

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Farhad Islami, MD PhD @FarhadIslami

a year ago

Published today @CACancerJournal: Updated info on % & no. of cancer cases/deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the US. ~40% of cancer cases and half of cancer deaths were attributable to evaluated risk factors. @AmericanCancer acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.33…

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

The Surveillance Research team at ACS booth, National Association of Central Cancer Registries annual conference, Boise, Idaho.

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OncoAlert @OncoAlert

a year ago

Dear Colleagues at #ASCO24 From our series with our partners of @AmericanCancer Journals, we are Honored to present Tyler Kratzer, MPH Discussing: Cancer in People who Identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Gender-nonconforming acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10……

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Priti @pritibandi

a year ago

Our paper out today shows lung cancer screening continues to be suboptimal in eligible US adults, especially in individuals facing healthcare access barriers. But Medicare expansions and increasing screening capacity are potential levers that can make a dent.

JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed

a year ago

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Bill Dahut, MD @billdahutmd

a year ago

What a star!

Karen Knudsen, MBA PhD @DrKarenKnudsen

a year ago

What a star!

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ACSNews @ACSNews

a year ago

“Self-collection can expand access to screening & reduces barriers, which will give more people the opportunity to detect, treat, and ultimately survive cancer.”-@AmericanCancer @AmerCancerCEO Dr. Karen Knudsen to @CNN. cnn.com/2024/05/15/hea…

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Letícia Nogueira @DrNogueiraL

a year ago

Thank you @CleanAirMoms May Supermom of the Month momscleanairforce.org/may-supermom-o…

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Robin Yabroff @DrRobinYabroff

a year ago

Thanks for leading this important research @jasonzhengzy ! Fantastic collaboration @mateopbanegas @HanXuesong @jingxuan_zhao @KSylvia_Shi @XinHuHEcon

ACS Journal Cancer @JournalCancer

a year ago

Thanks for leading this important research @jasonzhengzy ! Fantastic collaboration @mateopbanegas @HanXuesong @jingxuan_zhao @KSylvia_Shi @XinHuHEcon

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

45% of #Cancer deaths in the #US are attributable to modifiable risk factors, with cigarette smoking alone accounting for 29% of the deaths. This underscores the importance of focusing on prevention to substantially reduce the US cancer burden. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca…

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

Stark geographic inequality in the availability of radiotherapy. One radiotherapy machine for <17 thousand individuals in high-income countries compared to for about 17 million individuals in low-income countries, a thousand fold difference. cancer.org/research/cance…

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

New global cancer statistics from @AmericanCancer & @IARCWHO show that cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in 37 countries (predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa) largely because of lack of or suboptimal early detection services. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca……

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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians @CACancerJournal

a year ago

🌍 New global cancer statistics from @AmericanCancer & @IARCWHO reveal that ~20 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 and 9.7 million people died from the disease worldwide. Cancer cases are predicted to reach 35 million by 2050. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/ca… @OncoAlert

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Lisa Lacasse @LLacasseACSCAN

a year ago

.@Me_Fleury and researchers from @ACSCAN & @fredhutch released findings in @JCO_ASCO showing that 21.9% of people with cancer participate in some form of clinical research. This inclusive research is a first step to increasing access to cancer studies. bit.ly/3J3rosQ

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Ahmedin Jemal @AhJemal

a year ago

A new @AmericanCancer study led by Dr. Lee reported that up-to-date cervical cancer screening is lower in rural community health centers (CHCs) than in urban CHCs, and difference in English proficiency accounted for >50% of the disparity. @FarhadIslami acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn…

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ACS Journal Cancer @JournalCancer

a year ago

What factors contribute to differences in #CervicalCancer screening in rural and urban community health centers? A new @ACS_Research study highlights the need for tailored interventions to increase screening rates. #GYNCSM acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… @OncoAlert @ACSNews

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Ephrem T. Sedeta, MD, MSc @EphremMD

a year ago

My amazing wife, Bilain, has matched at her top-choice pediatrics residency program at @WUSTL! I couldn't be happier that we'll be training side by side in our dream programs at @WUHemeOncFellow and @WashU_PedsRes. Praise God! @AhJemal @OBHBrookdaleIM

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Karen Knudsen, MBA PhD @DrKarenKnudsen

2 years ago

I am incredibly proud of the work that our @ACSCAN team does to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families. Last year alone, we touched 71 million lives through our advocacy efforts. Learn more about this important work in our 2023 Advocacy Accomplishments Report.