Lung Cancer in Never Smokers: Incidence, Risk Factors and Molecular Characteristics in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Women

Description

The goal of this project is to document incidence and risk factors for lung cancer by smoking status, among AANHPIs, focusing especially on female never smokers.

PIs are Scarlett Lin Gomez, Ph.D., MPH, and Iona Cheng, Ph.D., MPH, both with UCSF.

Site PI is Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

External PI, Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator(s)

Harold (Hal) Luft, Ph.D., Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D.

Funder

NIH, National Cancer Institute

Start Date

May 01, 2016

End Date

April 30, 2019

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