Jeff Yang MD FACS
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Thoracic surgeon @MGHSurgery | Associate Professor of Surgery @harvardmed | Advocate for early detection of lung cancer @amlungcsi
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Joined April 2017
.@AmLungCSI is proud to have worked w/ Senators @TinaSmithMN @ChuckGrassley @SenCapito @SenatorDurbin @maziehirono @SenJackReed. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing Nov 24' as National #LCAM & supporting #lungcancerscreening for the 5th yr in a row!!
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Read about this groundbreaking new bill here: https://t.co/Da2dqh9Bv1
governor.ny.gov
Governor Hochul signed legislation to make life-saving medical care more affordable and accessible for New Yorkers.
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📢 Big win for lung cancer screening in NY!!! Governor Hochul just signed bill S2000A into law which will now require insurance plans to fully cover lung cancer screening & any follow up diagnostic testing without copay — removing a major financial barrier to lifesaving care!!
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Dreams come true! Grandma see! Co-director of the Young Cancer Program at @DanaFarberNews
@ABC What?!?
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Check out this powerful and timely article by Dr. Douglas Wood @DouglasEWood1 on why we urgently need simpler and fairer lung cancer screening guidelines! https://t.co/LOCVGyNAci Annual screening could save 62,000 lives in just 5 years, yet only 18% of eligible individuals are
seattletimes.com
Early lung cancer screening among people at risk saves lives. Why don't more doctors send patients to get it done?
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Our team, led by Camille Mathey-Andrews (@C_MatheyAndrews), Alex Potter (@alexandra_p_24) and Deepti Srinivasan (@DeeptiSrini), published a study of segmentectomy vs lobectomy for patients with 2-3 cm non-small-cell lung cancer in Chest: https://t.co/nTY3EDJPhy We found similar
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A really important read by Dr. Douglas Wood (@DouglasEWood1 ) on why we should simplify lung cancer screening eligibility criteria, as NCCN recommends, to save more lives: https://t.co/LEnrP7z3Ue via @seattletimes
#screeningsaveslives
#lungcancerscreening
#PotterCriteria
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Lung cancer screening saves lives….but it could save many more. Health care policy is not keeping pace with scientific evidence and published guidelines and people who could be saved by early detection are dying from a curable disease. https://t.co/jnBfJq2czR
seattletimes.com
Early lung cancer screening among people at risk saves lives. Why don't more doctors send patients to get it done?
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One of the greatest research letters published in 2025 shows that people eligible for lung cancer screening are getting “other cancer” screenings, and so likely aren’t being informed about LCS. Why? Because of the intentionally complicated TPY and SDM requirement that needs to be
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Definitely want to acknowledge Dr de Delva, @PierredeDelva1 University of Mississippi Medical Center @UMMCnews chief of thoracic surgery, who holds several leadership positions within UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute @UMMC_Cancer who initially reached out regarding
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These women were diagnosed with lung cancer. They weren't eligible for screening. https://t.co/hfoOqrsjLi via @nbcnews
nbcnews.com
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine found that 65% of their lung cancer patients weren't eligible for screening. They were likelier to be female, Asian American or nonsmokers.
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Kalvin Lung, MD, @kalvinlungmd, discusses @NorthwesternMed research showing current lung screening guidelines miss most lung cancer patients — especially women and people who have never smoked. Watch the full @CBSNews interview:
cbsnews.com
A new study from Northwestern is offering new recommendations on lung cancer screenings.
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Must-read in @nytimes today on Women in Thoracic Surgery (@WomenInThoracic) led by the amazing Dr. Mara Antonoff (@maraantonoff)!! https://t.co/QOBFTNyeZH This article features several renowned surgeons, who are pioneers, advancing the field of cardiothoracic surgery. One of
nytimes.com
Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.
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Lung Cancer is the number 1 cancer killer for women and men. Join WTS in supporting women with lung cancer, and all patients, caregivers, and supporters in the lung cancer community by wearing white this November. #WTSWearsWhiteforLC
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Proud to see @WomenInThoracic in @nytimes. The challenges highlighted are real, yet our meeting was filled with positivity, momentum, and a commitment to a better future for our mentees, patients, and daughters. Women are wanted and needed in CT surgery! https://t.co/yXAqYGNAG3
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It was an honor to talk during the @AmLungCSI Distinguished Lecture Series. I continue to be inspired by this large group of students who could have been doing anything else on a Saturday. College and high school are supposed to be full of games, parties, late nights, and lighter
We were so honored to celebrate November lung cancer awareness month with a Distinguished Lecture Series by Jill Feldman (@jillfeldman4), where more than 160 members of our ALCSI community joined us. Her story as a survivor, advocate, and leader in the lung cancer community moved
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Today, the Washington Post covered the JAMA study by Bandi et al. about the untapped potential of lung cancer screening here & Dr. Narjust Florez's EQUAL study!!! https://t.co/EoTRdLbJzV Here is the original JAMA study: https://t.co/AGqM52rH8u We wrote an editorial about the
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Yesterday, Dr. Yang (@ChiFuJeffYang), his family + ALCSI team went to “Cellular Dance” of the Multiverse Concert Series at @museumofscience to teach folks about #lungcancerscreening!! Huge thank you to @davidibbett for an amazing program of music, dance and #lungcancer
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Last weekend, our ALCSI team hosted our third Stronger Together Health Fair in Jackson, MS — and it was our biggest yet! 🤩 We were honored to have Mayor John Horhn @John_Horhn join us and speak about the importance of bringing preventive health resources directly to the Jackson
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Students and community members from universities across New York came together for a powerful walk with @LUNGevity in recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month 🤍 This event served as an important reminder of the impact #lungcancer has on individuals, families, and communities,
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