Overview
Prof. Xue-Ning Yang is a senior specialist at the Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute and a renowned advocate for Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) in China. He possesses profound expertise in surgical treatment and personalized Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approaches for lung cancer, excelling at translating cutting-edge clinical research into precision treatment plans for patients.
Clinical focus & conditions
Lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, etc.)
pulmonary nodules
pleural tumors
mediastinal tumors
Education & training
MD,Ph.D. — Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center/Tumor Hospital
Training — Advanced training in Thoracic Surgery at European Institute of Oncology
Training — Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Hospital affiliations
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Honors & Research
Honors:
Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award; First Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award (multiple); Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award.
Academic Positions:
Deputy Chairman, Lung Cancer Committee of China Anti-Cancer Association (CACA); Council Member, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO); Deputy Chairman, Guangdong Anti-Cancer Association Lung Cancer Committee; Member of International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC); Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Medicine journal.
Research:
Led/participated in multiple national projects including 863 Program and National Natural Science Foundation of China. Published 60+ papers in professional journals. Contributed to monographs and guidelines such as Theory and Practice of Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Treatment of Lung Cancer and Chinese Lung Cancer Clinical Guidelines. Key research areas: pulmonary nodule management, molecular classification of lung cancer, targeted therapy, and perioperative management.
Is my case a fit for a second opinion?
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•Good fit: complex decisions uncertainty multiple lines of therapy clinical trial questions.
•Not a fit: emergencies (e.g. severe symptoms acute complications). Seek urgent local care.
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