Recent News

Lung cancer mystery: Why are healthy, non-smoking, Asian women contracting the disease? - KPIX CBS Bay Area 5/13/2024 [VIDEO]

Addressing lung cancer disparities in nonsmoking Asian women [ARTICLE]

Prevalence of lung cancer in Asian American women - NBC Bay Area 3/14/2024 [VIDEO]

Addressing lung cancer dispartities in nonsmoking Asian women [ARTICLE]

Lung cancer rates increasing among nonsmoking Asian American women: study 3/8/2024 [ARTICLE]

Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite never smoking. It’s baffling scientists and leading to more research - NBC News 3/7/2024 [ARTICLE]

'It doesn't make sense': New study researches causes of lung cancer in non-smoking Asian women [ARTICLE]

FANS November 2023 newsletter [PDF]

Younger Women Who Have Never Smoked at Risk for Lung Cancer - ABC7 News [ARTICLE]

Study aims to understand lung cancer in non-smoking Asian American women [ARTICLE]

Asian Lung Cancer Symposium - A Hidden Health Disparity: Lung Cancer among Asian American Females Who Never Smoked [VIDEO]

Dr. Jeff Velota discusses lung cancer rising in non-smokers on FOX KTVU [VIDEO]

Mabuhay Health Center Day: Lung Cancer Among Asian Female Never Smokers [VIDEO]

Cancer News: Patricia Hom, MD, MPH, 39, who trained as an ob-gyn, lives in San Francisco. She has Stage IV metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer [ARTICLE]

FANS Study at UCSF on NBC Bay Area Asian Pacific America [VIDEO]

EpiBio team will explore lung cancer in Asian American nonsmokers [ARTICLE]

Hidden in plain sight: By exploring diversity among Asian Americans DREAM Lab offers insights into cancer risks for all [ARTICLE]

Academic Publications

Integrating Electronic Health Record, Cancer Registry, and Geospatial Data to Study Lung Cancer in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Ethnic Groups

Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females