Rachel Yung, MD, is a medical oncologist at the Clinical Research Division of the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr Yung studies new ways to treat breast cancer. She leads clinical trials that aim to identify unique signatures on cancer cells that could help improve outcomes and reduce side effects from treatments such as chemotherapy and hormone therapy. D. Yung also studies how lifestyle can influence the quality of care, patient-reported outcomes, prevention and survivorship of cancer.
Dr. Yung completed research and clinical fellowship training in medical oncology at Dana‐Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in New York City, New York. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.