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Brian Shim

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Brian Shim

Brian Shim (he/him/his; based in Boston, MA) is an undergraduate student studying Cell & Molecular Biology and Journalism Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He works as a student researcher in medical oncology at the Hahn Laboratory of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with focuses on immunotherapy and genetic vulnerabilities in breast, brain, and CNS cancers. Brian is highly interested in abating the high overall and disparate rates of morbidity and mortality in cancer by leveraging molecular, clinical, and public health approaches. As a public health advocate, Brian is working to improve the implementation of preventive interventions in cancer in order to reduce barriers to access and increase engagement among medically underserved patient populations.

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Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Smoking, Stigma, and Screening Previously on Screen the Lungs!, we have focused on several of the …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Creating Community-Academic Partnerships to Promote Lung Cancer Screening Previously on Screen the Lungs!, we’ve discussed many patient-level …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Advocating for Policy that Supports Lung Cancer Screening Today on Screen the Lungs!, we will brainstorm …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Trust and Mistrust – the role of implicit bias and discrimination in medicine and cancer care …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Patient Navigation – Drawing the map to better cancer care Previously on Screen the Lungs!, we …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Making the Decision to Screen: How can we make things easier for patients? Previously on Screen …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim What Makes Screening so Difficult? Dissecting the Multi-Level Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening Previously on Screen …

Screen the Lungs! By Brian Shim Introduction to Lung Cancer, Disparities, and Screening Introduction to Lung Cancer Health and Disparity Despite striding …

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Screen the Lungs​ By Brian Shim Screen the Lungs At the center of health justice lies the answer of equity. Rasheera Dopson …

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