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Narjust Florez: Spreading Young Lung Cancer Awareness in the Dominican Republic

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Mar 1, 2025, 12:50

Narjust Florez: Spreading Young Lung Cancer Awareness in the Dominican Republic

Narjust Florez, Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and a Thoracic Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, reshared a post by Yüksel Ürün, Medical Oncology professor at Ankara University School of Medicine, on X, adding:

“Spreading Young Lung Cancer Awareness in the Dominican Republic.

Because Young Lung Cancer is a Thing!”

Quoting Yüksel Ürün‘s post:

“For the first time in history, younger women are being diagnosed with lung cancer more often than men.

What’s driving this shift?

Urgent research is needed to understand and address this trend.”

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