<span itemprop="author">Alice S. Y. Lee, MD

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Lung cancer in Asian American women: Don’t be a statistic (never smoked)

May is AANHPI Heritage Month so it’s a good time to share again my journey from nonsmoker to lung cancer survivor. It is such an important issue to bring awareness to this little-known and potentially deadly health disparity because, according to…

The rising threat of lung cancer in Asian American female nonsmokers

“It’s adenocarcinoma,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. I couldn’t believe it. “Lung cancer? Me? How could that be? I’ve never smoked!” Shock, disbelief, and disappointment filled all the nooks and…