Trends in Smoking-Specific Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Within a US Integrated Health System, 2007-2018
Increased incidence of 2% per year in Asian Non smoking women with lung cancer, the only racial ethnic group increasing lung cancer incidence, the rest are all decreasing.
AAPI community at higher risk of lung cancer
Dr. Jeff Velotta of Kaiser Permanente discusses the heightened lung cancer risks for the Asian American Pacific Islander community.
Non smoking Asian Women w/ Lung Cancer and Susan Brim, MD
Non-smoking Asian women are a rising population at risk of having lung cancer. We spoke with Kaiser Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Jeff Velotta along with his patient and Kaiser Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Susan Brim to bring awareness to our surrounding…
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with never-smoking status in patients with lung cancer: findings from a large integrated health system
Patients with lung cancer who DO NOT smoke were more likely: Female (72%) Younger (<50y) Asian (35.5%) Asian language Diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer (metastatic disease)