Xiaoyan Wang

Guest Author

Xiaoyan Wang is a research fellow in the Population and Global Health Programme at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University. Her research focuses on the identification of social and behavioral determinants of chronic diseases, including childhood and adolescent cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Xiaoyan's Work:

11.29.2023 childhood cancer patient laying on bed with IV

Disease
Chronic Disease

Health Insurance Is Critical in Reducing Disparities in Childhood Cancer Survival

Black children and adolescents experience inferior childhood cancer survival compared to White children, with those on private insurance experiencing greater risk of death than those enrolled in Medicaid.

Guest Authors Kim Johnson, Xiaoyan Wang