Young Lung Cancer Initiative
@YoungLungCancer
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A 501(c)(3) organization aimed at creating visibility, empowerment, and hope for young adults diagnosed with lung cancer before the age of 50
Joined January 2024
Hey Look Ma (& Dad), I made it!.Honored to co author this piece on the unique challenges of young lung cancer -diagnosis, fertility survivorship & more. Grateful to @NarjustFlorezMD @Florez_Lab & the amazing team across institutions who made it possible.
Frontiers | Young lung cancer: from diagnosis to survivorship @YoungLungCancer
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RT @TejasPatilMD: ⭐️A fantastic, balanced, and comprehensive editorial from @RobertoFerrara_ & colleagues - they do an elegant job dissecti….
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RT @samgarzamd: It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Dr. Samantha Garza. In honor of Sam's life, we invite you to donate in….
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RT @Yvonne_Diaz_: In Aug ’21, I was unwell, had 2 biopsies & waited weeks for answers. A liquid biopsy trial gave me an ALK+ #lungcancer di….
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RT @kyleconcannon4: The terminology around “remission” is unclear. I prefer describing what the scans show and not assuming what’s happenin….
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RT @kyleconcannon4: Second opinions really don’t bother your care team. As @benfangman said in our episode together, if your oncologist doe….
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RT @TejasPatilMD: ⭐️New paper in @Nature; Builds on the @CharlesSwanton Nature paper ➡️ .👇🏽Provides genomic insight….
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RT @crisbergerot: Proud to be part of this important publication led by @NarjustFlorezMD highlighting the unique challenges faced by young….
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RT @ASridharMD: In this piece we explore what is out there and what the opportunities are to improve the lives of our young patients with #….
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RT @LauraAlderMD: Honored to be part of this amazing group of passionate leaders @Florez_Lab, lead by the legend herself @NarjustFlorezMD.….
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RT @Florez_Lab: 📊 FIGURE HIGHLIGHT 2. Multidisciplinary teams can better support young patients by addressing:.💔 Sexual health.💸 Financial….
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RT @Florez_Lab: 📊 FIGURE HIGHLIGHT 3. Key areas for further investigation:.🧬 Genetic risk & geographic factors.🤰 Fertility & pregnancy outc….
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RT @NarjustFlorezMD: Understudied Challenges in Young Lung Cancer: from sexual health, financial wellbeing, and psycho-social needs. More….
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
A fantastic team effort and the first publication from our @DFarberThoracic dedicated Young Lung Cancer Clinical and Research Program. From diagnosis to survivorship: Young Lung Cancer . We worked on building this program and are honored by the trust of our colleagues across.
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RT @NarjustFlorezMD: From our most recent publication . Clinical characteristics of young lung cancer (understanding that each patient is u….
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RT @NarjustFlorezMD: Future areas of investigation for Young Lung Cancer?. Follow the progress of our Young Lung Cancer Clinic and Research….
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RT @Florez_Lab: 🧬 Young lung cancer = high rates of targetable mutations. 🔹 84% <40 w/ adenocarcinoma have 1+.🔹 Common: EGFR, ALK, ROS1, RE….
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Our community mourns the loss of Chad, who lived with RET+ lung cancer for 2.5 years. He loved deeply, lifted others and faced every setback with courage. His passing is a heartbreaking reminder: we still have a long way to go. Chad deserved more time. #LungCancerAwareness
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RT @Florez_Lab: 📣 NEW PUBLICATION ‼️ . Young adults do get lung cancer -and they face distinct challenges. Our latest review, "Young lung….
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RT @LauraJBook: Thank you for doing all you do. This disease is relentless and needs better treatments. Research is key! 💔.
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