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Neal D. Freedman is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology and related subfields. Their research spans multiple areas including cancer epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, genetics, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Their work is represented by a significant number of publications in key scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • JAMA Network Open
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • UNC Libraries

Neal D. Freedman's research addresses diverse topics, such as:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

Recent scholarly articles authored or co-authored by Freedman include:

  • Lung cancer statistics, 2023, 2024, published in Cancer
  • Frequency of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer-Susceptibility Genes in Patients With Osteosarcoma, 2020, published in JAMA Oncology
  • Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000-19: a systematic analysis of health disparities, 2022, published in The Lancet
  • Serum Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma, 2020, published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Trends in Alcohol-Induced Deaths in the United States, 2000-2016, 2020, published in JAMA Network Open

Collaborative work is a significant component of Freedman's research career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Christian C. Abnet
  • Wen-Yi Huang
  • Meredith S. Shiels
  • Stephen J. Chanock
  • Amy Berrington de González

Best Publications

  • Gastric Cancer: Descriptive Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Screening, and Prevention

    Parisa Karimi;Farhad Islami;Sharmila Anandasabapathy;Neal D. Freedman

  • Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Risk of 26 Types of Cancer in 1.44 Million Adults

    Steven C. Moore;I-Min Lee;Elisabete Weiderpass;Peter T. Campbell

  • Association between smoking and risk of bladder cancer among men and women

    Neal D. Freedman;Debra T. Silverman;Albert R. Hollenbeck;Arthur Schatzkin

  • Smoking and mortality--beyond established causes.

    Brian D. Carter;Christian C. Abnet;Diane Feskanich;Neal D. Freedman

  • Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

    Neal D. Freedman;Christian C. Abnet;Albert R. Hollenbeck;Rashmi Sinha

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Cecelia A Laurie;Kenneth Rice;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases A Mendelian Randomization Study

    Philip C Haycock;Stephen Burgess;Aayah Nounu

  • A shared susceptibility locus in PLCE1 at 10q23 for gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Christian C. Abnet;Neal D. Freedman;Nan Hu;Zhaoming Wang;Zhaoming Wang

  • A Prospective Study of Tobacco, Alcohol, and the Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Subtypes

    Neal D. Freedman;Christian C. Abnet;Michael F. Leitzmann;Traci Mouw

  • Sex Disparities in Cancer Mortality and Survival

    Michael B. Cook;Katherine A. McGlynn;Susan S. Devesa;Neal D. Freedman

  • Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on cardiovascular events and mortality among older adults: meta-analysis of individual participant data from prospective cohort studies of the CHANCES consortium

    Ute Mons;Aysel Müezzinler;Aysel Müezzinler;Carolin Gellert;Ben Schöttker

  • Sex disparities in cancer incidence by period and age.

    Michael B. Cook;Sanford M. Dawsey;Neal D. Freedman;Peter D. Inskip

  • Total Cholesterol and Cancer Risk in a Large Prospective Study in Korea

    Cari M. Kitahara;Amy Berrington de González;Neal D. Freedman;Rachel Huxley

  • Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium

    Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;David C. Whiteman;Neal D. Freedman

  • Oral Microbiome Composition Reflects Prospective Risk for Esophageal Cancers.

    Brandilyn A. Peters;Jing Wu;Zhiheng Pei;Zhiheng Pei;Liying Yang

  • Cigarette Smoking and Variations in Systemic Immune and Inflammation Markers

    Meredith S. Shiels;Hormuzd A. Katki;Neal D. Freedman;Mark P. Purdue

  • Cigarette smoking and subsequent risk of lung cancer in men and women: analysis of a prospective cohort study

    Neal D Freedman;Michael F Leitzmann;Albert R Hollenbeck;Arthur Schatzkin

  • Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium

    Cathrine Hoyo;Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;Neal D. Freedman

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian C. Abnet
Christian C. Abnet National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Sanford M. Dawsey
Sanford M. Dawsey National Institutes of Health
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rashmi Sinha
Rashmi Sinha National Institutes of Health
Mark P. Purdue
Mark P. Purdue National Institutes of Health
Howard D. Sesso
Howard D. Sesso Harvard Medical School
Susan M. Gapstur
Susan M. Gapstur American Cancer Society
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College

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