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Rachel Yung, MD, Oncology, Seattle, WA, UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center

RachelLynnYungMD

Oncology Seattle, WA

Breast Cancer

Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2009 - 2012
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthNo Degree, Program in Clinical Effectiveness, 2010
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2006
  • University of Nebraska System
    University of Nebraska SystemB.S., Honors Chemistry, 1996 - 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2010 - 2017
  • AOA Board of Internal Medicine Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Merit Award ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology), 2009
  • Phi Beta Kappa 2000
  • Regents Scholarship University of Nebraska
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Obesity and breast cancer: risk, outcomes, and future considerations  
    Yung RL and Ligibel JA, Clin Adv Hematol Oncol, 1/1/2016
  • Associations among survivorship care plans, experiences of survivorship care, and functioning in older breast cancer survivors: CALGB/Alliance 369901  
    Faul LA, Luta G, Sheppard V, Isaacs C, Cohen HJ, Muss HB, Yung RL, Clapp JD, Winer E, Hudis C, Tallarico M, Wang J, Barry WT, Mandelblatt JS, J Cancer Surviv, 1/1/2014
  • An unusual case of primary hyperparathyroidism with profoundly elevated parathyroid hormone levels  
    Moore AF, Wexler TL, Yung RL, Kish J, Larvie M, Lauter K, Arnold A, Finkelstein JS, Burnett-Bowie SM, Endocr Pract, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Comprehensive Evaluation of Breast Cancer Treatment Delays by Race Among Women's Health Initiative Participants.
    Yung RL, Warnick GS, Ray RM, Roth JA, Johnson L, Wang D, Chlebowski RT, Anderson GL, Reding K, J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2018
  • SABCS (San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium), San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2018
  • Multicenter, randomized phase II trial of physical activity (PA), metformin (Met), or the combination on metabolic biomarkers in stage I-III colorectal (CRC) and breas...
    Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Melinda L Irwin, Lee Jones, Sui Zhang, Nancy Campbell, Justin C. Brown, Michael N. Pollak, Alexandra Sorrentino, Brenda Cartmel, Maura Harrigan,..., ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology), Chicago, IL, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • "Breast Cancer and Younger Women" 
    1/1/2019
  • "Breast Cancer" 
    Spokane, WA - 1/1/2018
  • "Breast Cancer for the Primary Care Provider" 
    Seattle, WA - 1/1/2018
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Press Mentions

  • What 40-Somethings Should Know About Breast Cancer
    What 40-Somethings Should Know About Breast CancerMay 18th, 2023
  • BRCA Mutations More Common Than Thought in Older Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
    BRCA Mutations More Common Than Thought in Older Women Diagnosed with Breast CancerMarch 18th, 2020
  • Men Can Get Breast Cancer, Too
    Men Can Get Breast Cancer, TooOctober 31st, 2019
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations