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she has raised awareness of cancer amongst tribes in the Midwest United States . Before the work of Kaur , there was a misconception that cancer was a ' white people ' s disease '. [ 2 ]
In particular , Kaur specialises on women ' s cancers , with a focus on breast and cervical cancer . [ 6 ] She has studied the biomarkers of breast cancer in Alaska Natives and Native Americans . [ 6 ] She also worked with Alaska Native pregnant women on smoking cessation and exposure to carcinogens . [ 2 ] Since founding the resource centre in 1999 , Kaur has served as medical director of the American Indian / Alaska Native Cancer Information Resource Center and Learning Exchange ( Native CIRCLE ). [ 7 ][ 8 ] Alongside Native CIRCLE , Kaur leads the American Indian / Alaska Native Initiative on Cancer , Spirit of EAGLES . [ 9 ][ 10 ] The programme looks to provide culturally relevant education and research . [ 11 ] In particular , Kaur works to improve the access of indigenous communities to the Affordable Care Act . [ 3 ]
In 2007 Kaur published the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer , which identified that despite the progress the United States had made in reducing the prevalence of cancer , this was not reflected in indigenous populations . Kaur was [ 12 ] named the 2017 Richard Swanson Humanitarian Award winner by her alma mater Augustana College . In 2018 she was awarded the Mayo Clinic Distinguished [ 13 ] Alumni Award for her work with Native American communities . [ 14 ] [ 15 ][ 16 ]
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� Espey , David K .; Wu , Xiao-Cheng ; Swan , Judith ; Wiggins , Charles ; Jim , Melissa A .; Ward , Elizabeth ; Wingo , Phyllis A .; Howe , Holly L .; Ries , Lynn A . G .; Miller , Barry A .; Jemal , Ahmedin ( 2007-11-15 ). " Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer , 1975 – 2004 , featuring cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives ". Cancer . 110 ( 10 ): 2119 – 2152 . doi : 10.1002 / cncr . 23044 . PMID 17939129 . S2CID 25675721 .
� Choong , Nicholas W . W .; Quevedo , J . Fernando ; Kaur , Judith S . ( 2005-03- 15 ). " Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder : The Mayo Clinic experience ". Cancer . 103 ( 6 ): 1172 – 1178 . doi : 10.1002 / cncr . 20903 . ISSN 0008- 543X . PMID 15700264 . S2CID 45059794 .
� Burch , Patrick A .; Breen , Jami K .; Buckner , Jan C .; Gastineau , Dennis A .; Kaur , Judith A .; Laus , Reiner L .; Padley , Douglas J .; Peshwa , Madhusudan V .; Pitot , Henry C .; Richardson , Ronald L .; Smits , Bouwien J . ( 2000-06-01 ). " Priming Tissuespecific Cellular Immunity in a Phase I Trial of Autologous Dendritic Cells for Prostate Cancer ". Clinical Cancer Research . 6 ( 6 ): 2175 – 2182 . ISSN 1078- 0432 . PMID 10873066 .
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^ " Mayo Clinic announces 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards ". Mayo Clinic . 29 October 2018 . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . |
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^ Jump up to : a b c d " In the Loop : Her grandmother told her she was ' meant to be a healer '". Mayo Clinic . 5 February 2019 . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . |
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^ Jump up to : a b " Beating Cancer , With a Native Twist ". Ict News . 13 September 2018 . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . |
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^ Jump up to : a b c d " I Live to Conquer Cancer : Dr . Judith S . Kaur ". ASCO Connection . 2018-07-13 . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . |
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^ Jump up to : a b " Dr . Judith Salmon Kaur ". Changing the Face of Medicine NIH . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . |