Asian Women’s Health Awareness: Lung Cancer and Beyond
Editor's Note
肺癌是全球发病第二，致死第一的癌症。我们经常将肺癌与吸烟相联系。烟草确实是肺癌最大的风险因素，可在吸烟率非常低的亚裔女性里，近年来肺癌发病率不断上升。湾区文化沙龙协助举办的这个公益讲座会帮助你了解亚裔女性的肺癌问题
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你知道吗？美国肺癌发病率在各个族裔中都有下降，唯一例外的是亚裔，尤其是无抽烟史的亚裔女性群体。这背后的原因是什么？作为亚裔可以采取哪些预防保健措施来降低自身风险？
本次活动邀请的主讲是湾区Kaiser Permanente 的资深外科医生和肺癌专家Dr. Velotta，将从亚裔角度来剖析医疗系统里面存在的针对亚裔的隐性歧视，为亚裔移民科普患癌风险和癌症筛查指南，同时提供专家建议，帮助大家了解如何利用美国医疗系统来实现有效的预防保健措施。
Did you know that the incidence of lung cancer is decreasing in various groups, except for non-smoking Asian women? What could be the reasons behind this exception? What preventive healthcare measures can Asian women take to reduce their own risks?
The featured speaker for this event is a seasoned cancer surgeon from the Bay Area. Beginning with the high incidence of lung cancer among Asian women, the talk aims to raise awareness of cancer risks and screening guidelines for first-generation Asian female immigrants. Expert advice will be provided to help attendees understand how to effectively utilize the U.S. healthcare system for preventive healthcare measures.
活动时间 Date and Time：
美西时间 4/13 周六 2:30-4:30pm
活动地点 Location：
Palo Alto, CA
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Jeffrey Velotta, MD
Dr. Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS is a thoracic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. Dr. Velotta received his MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He then went on to finish general surgery residency at UCLA along with a postdoctoral research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University and completed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Velotta’s clinical and research interests focus on Asian females with lung cancer. In addition, he enjoys all types of sports, eating salmon, and coaching his two young boys.
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湾区文化沙龙是一个跨学科知识分享与公共讨论的论坛。沙龙依托讲座与圆桌对谈等活动为载体，旨在为北美华人提供一个理性对话与建立联结的平台，共同构建优质的公共文化生活。
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