Elizabeth Ward
American Cancer Society
194 Papers
1.7K Citations
Elizabeth Ward is an academic researcher from American Cancer Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 82, co-authored 193 publications. Previous affiliations of Elizabeth Ward include National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health & North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
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Papers
Progress and Opportunities in Tobacco Control
TL;DR: The role of clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence in patients is discussed in this paper, where the authors briefly review popula- tion trends in tobacco use by youth and adults, and describe some of the policy measures that have proven effective in comprehensive tobacco control.
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Residential radon exposure and risk of incident hematologic malignancies in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort
Lauren R. Teras,W. Ryan Diver,Michelle C. Turner,Daniel Krewski,Liora Sahar,Elizabeth Ward,Susan M. Gapstur +6 more
TL;DR: The findings of this large, prospective study suggest residential radon may be a risk factor for lymphoid malignancies among women as well as men, and further study is needed to confirm these findings.
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The association between state mandates of colorectal cancer screening coverage and colorectal cancer screening utilization among US adults aged 50 to 64 years with health insurance.
TL;DR: A positive, albeit small, impact of state mandates on the use of recent CRC screening endoscopy among the target eligible population with health insurance is suggested.
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Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase in cultured lymphocytes of twins.
TL;DR: Measurement of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase in cultured lymphocytes of 18 monozygotic and 30 dizygotic twin pairs showed that basal and induced AHH activity and AHH inducibility are heritable traits.
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