Dr. Young E Whang MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC, 27599Rating
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Dr. Young Whang is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Whang specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1993
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology- 1996
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evidence for regulation of the PTEN tumor suppressor by a membrane-localized multi-PDZ domain containing scaffold protein MAGI-2.
- Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in the aggressive tumor growth of HT1080 human fibrosarcoma cells.
- PTEN blocks tumor necrosis factor-induced NF-kappa B-dependent transcription by inhibiting the transactivation potential of the p65 subunit.
- PTEN sensitizes prostate cancer cells to death receptor-mediated and drug-induced apoptosis through a FADD-dependent pathway.
- Hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis associated with estramustine phosphate.
- The PTEN tumor suppressor is a negative modulator of androgen receptor transcriptional activity.
- Heregulin-induced activation of HER2 and HER3 increases androgen receptor transactivation and CWR-R1 human recurrent prostate cancer cell growth.
- Inhibition of HER-2/neu kinase impairs androgen receptor recruitment to the androgen responsive enhancer.
- Estrogen-receptor-dependent regulation of telomerase activity in human endometrial cancer cell lines.
- Involvement of arginine methyltransferase CARM1 in androgen receptor function and prostate cancer cell viability.
- The impact of altered annexin I protein levels on apoptosis and signal transduction pathways in prostate cancer cells.
- Activated Cdc42-associated kinase Ack1 promotes prostate cancer progression via androgen receptor tyrosine phosphorylation.
- Dasatinib inhibits site-specific tyrosine phosphorylation of androgen receptor by Ack1 and Src kinases.
- A phase 1 study of a chimeric monoclonal antibody against interleukin-6, siltuximab, combined with docetaxel in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Professional Memberships
- Member North Carolina Oncology Association
- Member American Association for Cancer Research
- Member American Society of Clinical Oncology
Fellowships
- UCLA Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology, CA, USA 1996
- University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Hematology/Oncology 1993
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