David Ansell

Summary

Affiliation: Rush University Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A community effort to reduce the black/white breast cancer mortality disparity in Chicago
    David Ansell
    544 Academic Facility, Rush University Medical Center, 600 South Paulina Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 20:1681-8. 2009
  2. ncbi Mammography screening in six diverse communities in Chicago--a population study
    Steve Whitman
    Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, 1500 South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 31:166-72. 2007
  3. ncbi The black:white disparity in breast cancer mortality: the example of Chicago
    Jocelyn Hirschman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Hospital, Room K430, 1500 South California Avenue, and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 18:323-33. 2007
  4. ncbi The racial disparity in breast cancer mortality
    Steven Whitman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Room K437, 1500 S California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    J Community Health 36:588-96. 2011
  5. ncbi Regular screening mammography before the diagnosis of breast cancer reduces black:white breast cancer differences and modifies negative biological prognostic factors
    Paula Grabler
    Department of Radiology, Feinberg College of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 135:549-53. 2012
  6. ncbi Smoking in 6 diverse Chicago communities--a population study
    Jade L Dell
    MRE, Sinai Urban Health Institute, K438, Mount Sinai Hospital, California Ave at 15th St, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1036-42. 2005
  7. ncbi Diversity and disparity: GIS and small-area analysis in six Chicago neighborhoods
    Steven Whitman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    J Med Syst 28:397-411. 2004
  8. ncbi Primary care access decreases nonurgent hospital visits for indigent diabetics
    David Ansell
    Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center/Chicago Medical School, California at 15th Street, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 13:171-83. 2002

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Publications8

  1. ncbi A community effort to reduce the black/white breast cancer mortality disparity in Chicago
    David Ansell
    544 Academic Facility, Rush University Medical Center, 600 South Paulina Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 20:1681-8. 2009
    ..The Taskforce explored three hypotheses: black women in Chicago receive fewer mammograms, black women receive mammograms of inferior quality, and black women have inadequate access to quality of treatment for breast cancer...
  2. ncbi Mammography screening in six diverse communities in Chicago--a population study
    Steve Whitman
    Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, 1500 South California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Cancer Detect Prev 31:166-72. 2007
    ..Data at the community level regarding mammography screening can help explain health disparities and inform plans for improved screening efforts...
  3. ncbi The black:white disparity in breast cancer mortality: the example of Chicago
    Jocelyn Hirschman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Hospital, Room K430, 1500 South California Avenue, and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 18:323-33. 2007
    ..The black:white disparity in breast cancer mortality has been increasing in the U.S. In order to gain insight into this disparity in Chicago, we examined mortality data together with other important measures associated with breast cancer...
  4. ncbi The racial disparity in breast cancer mortality
    Steven Whitman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Room K437, 1500 S California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    J Community Health 36:588-96. 2011
    ..Three societal hypotheses are posited that may explain this disparity. All three are actionable, beginning today...
  5. ncbi Regular screening mammography before the diagnosis of breast cancer reduces black:white breast cancer differences and modifies negative biological prognostic factors
    Paula Grabler
    Department of Radiology, Feinberg College of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 135:549-53. 2012
    ..Regular mammographic screening can contribute to the narrowing of black:white differences in presentation of breast cancer...
  6. ncbi Smoking in 6 diverse Chicago communities--a population study
    Jade L Dell
    MRE, Sinai Urban Health Institute, K438, Mount Sinai Hospital, California Ave at 15th St, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1036-42. 2005
    ..We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior...
  7. ncbi Diversity and disparity: GIS and small-area analysis in six Chicago neighborhoods
    Steven Whitman
    Sinai Urban Health Institute, Sinai Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    J Med Syst 28:397-411. 2004
    ..Since so much of attention is now being paid to reducing and eliminating these disparities, it is important to examine their existence to better understand how to minimize them...
  8. ncbi Primary care access decreases nonurgent hospital visits for indigent diabetics
    David Ansell
    Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center/Chicago Medical School, California at 15th Street, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 13:171-83. 2002
    ..Access to primary care was associated with decreased utilization of nonurgent episodic care services and better quality of diabetes care...