Alex H Yoon, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department:
MD-SURG-POPULATION HEALTH SCI
Business Phone:
(352) 294-5845
Business Email:
yoon.h@ufl.edu
Accomplishments
New Opportunity Award for Research Related to Health Disparities, Community Health
2024
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College of Medicine Celebration of Research
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project
2023
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UF Health Cancer Center
Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop
2023
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American Association for Cancer Research
Scholar-in-Training Award
2022
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AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Health Disparities Research Institute
2021
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NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Student and Early Career Investigator Scholarship
2021
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AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship
2020-2022
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The Vanderbilt Training Program in the Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer
Scholar-in-Training Award
2020
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American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
Fellowship for Fundamental Academic Fields
2013-2014
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Seoul National University
Research Profile
Areas of Interest
- Biomarkers
- Cancer Disparities
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung cancer
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
Disparities in Utilization of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Among Older Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A SEER-Medicare Analysis
JCO Oncology Advances.
(1)
[DOI] 10.1200/oa.24.00008.
2024
Persistent poverty disparities in incidence and outcomes among oral and pharynx cancer patients.
Cancer causes & control : CCC.
35(7):1063-1073
[DOI] 10.1007/s10552-024-01867-3.
[PMID] 38520565.
2024
Sodium Intake and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Predominantly Low-Income Black and White US Residents.
JAMA network open.
7(3)
[DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3802.
[PMID] 38530308.
2023
The Intersectionality Between Race, Ethnicity, and Residential-level Socioeconomic Status in Disparities of Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes: A SEER study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology.
32(4):516-523
[DOI] 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-22-1167.
2023
Trends and factors associated with secondhand smoke exposure among US cancer survivors, 2013-2020.
Cancer.
129(19):3053-3063
[DOI] 10.1002/cncr.34891.
[PMID] 37254857.
2022
Associations of Dietary Intakes of Carotenoids and Vitamin A with Lung Cancer Risk in a Low-Income Population in the Southeastern United States.
Cancers.
14(20)
[DOI] 10.3390/cancers14205159.
[PMID] 36291941.
2022
Associations of lung cancer risk with biomarkers of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Carcinogenesis.
43(6):538-546
[DOI] 10.1093/carcin/bgac047.
[PMID] 35605986.
2022
Associations of Pre-Diagnostic Serum Levels of Total Bilirubin and Albumin With Lung Cancer Risk: Results From the Southern Community Cohort Study.
Frontiers in oncology.
12
[DOI] 10.3389/fonc.2022.895479.
[PMID] 35814479.
2022
Pre-diagnostic circulating p53 autoantibodies and subsequent lung cancer risk in low-income African and European Americans.
Cancer epidemiology.
81
[DOI] 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102288.
[PMID] 36332502.
2022
The Role of Thoracic Radiation Therapy Dosing in the Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Study Based on the National Cancer Database.
Advances in radiation oncology.
7(5)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.adro.2022.100907.
[PMID] 35469183.
2022
Tooth Loss and Risk of Lung Cancer among Urban Chinese Adults: A Cohort Study with Meta-Analysis.
Cancers.
14(10)
[DOI] 10.3390/cancers14102428.
[PMID] 35626036.
2021
Prospective study of plasma levels of coenzyme Q10 and lung cancer risk in a low-income population in the Southeastern United States.
Cancer medicine.
10(4):1439-1447
[DOI] 10.1002/cam4.3637.
[PMID] 33547884.
2020
Association of sleep duration and quality with elevated hs-CRP among healthy Korean adults.
PloS one.
15(8)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0238053.
[PMID] 32841297.
2020
Urinary metabolites and risk of coronary heart disease: A prospective investigation among urban Chinese adults.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD.
30(3):467-473
[DOI] 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.10.011.
[PMID] 31831367.
2019
Association of oral health with lung cancer risk in a low-income population of African Americans and European Americans in the Southeastern United States.
Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
127:90-95
[DOI] 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.11.028.
[PMID] 30642558.
2016
Associations of sleep duration with metabolic syndrome and its components in adult Koreans: from the Health Examinees Study
Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
14(4):361-368
[DOI] 10.1007/s41105-016-0065-7.
2016
Comparison of Questionnaire Items Used to Evaluate the Level of Occupational and Environmental Exposure in Questionnaires for Epidemiological Studies
Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences.
42(2):71-84
[DOI] 10.5668/jehs.2016.42.2.71.
2015
Age and sex interactions in gastric cancer incidence and mortality trends in Korea.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association.
18(3):580-9
[DOI] 10.1007/s10120-014-0411-x.
[PMID] 25091081.
2015
Association of Short Sleep Duration with Psychological Conditions in Cancer Survivors: From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy.
05(01)
[DOI] 10.4172/2167-0277.1000232.
2015
Correlates of self-reported sleep duration in middle-aged and elderly Koreans: from the Health Examinees Study.
PloS one.
10(5)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0123510.
[PMID] 25933418.
2015
Short Sleep Duration and Its Correlates among Cancer Survivors in Korea: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP.
16(11):4705-10
[PMID] 26107227.
2015
Subsequent risk of metabolic syndrome in women with a history of preeclampsia: data from the Health Examinees Study.
Journal of epidemiology.
25(4):281-8
[DOI] 10.2188/jea.JE20140136.
[PMID] 25752795.
2015
What Are the Major Determinants in the Success of Smoking Cessation: Results from the Health Examinees Study.
PloS one.
10(12)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0143303.
[PMID] 26633704.
2014
Intercorrelation between Immunological Biomarkers and Job Stress Indicators among Female Nurses: A 9-Month Longitudinal Study.
Frontiers in public health.
2
[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00157.
[PMID] 25353011.
2014
Metabolic syndrome and sex-specific socio-economic disparities in childhood and adulthood: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association.
31(11):1399-409
[DOI] 10.1111/dme.12525.
[PMID] 24925795.
2012
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (1-OHPG and 2-naphthol) and oxidative stress (malondialdehyde) biomarkers in urine among Korean adults and children.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health.
215(4):458-64
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.02.007.
[PMID] 22436105.
2010
A pilot study on the association between job stress and repeated measures of immunological biomarkers in female nurses.
International archives of occupational and environmental health.
83(7):779-89
[DOI] 10.1007/s00420-010-0544-0.
[PMID] 20496079.
2009
Asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma in Korea.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP.
10(4):707-10
[PMID] 19827900.
Grants
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Advancing Precision Lung Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes in Diverse Populations (PLuS2)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
May 2023
ACTIVE
Menthol cigarette smoking-related blood metabolites and lung cancer risk
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Jan 2022
ACTIVE
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
Role: Project Manager
Funding: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Jun 2021
ACTIVE
Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policy
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Education
PhD
2015
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Seoul National University
MPH
2009
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Seoul National University
BSE
2007
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Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 294-5845
Emails:
- Business:
- yoon.h@ufl.edu
Research Administrative Manager:
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100107
2004 MOWRY RD # 2142
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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2004 MOWRY RD #2142
GAINESVILLE FL 32610