Ryan Chung

1 month ago | medium.com | Ryan Chung

Trust, security, and reliability form the bedrock of every successful human endeavor, from small communities to global networks. They are the invisible glue that binds individuals, institutions, and technologies together, enabling cooperation, innovation, and progress. In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) promises to redefine how decisions are made and services are delivered, the primacy of these pillars remains unchanged.

1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jaynelle Gao |Ryan Chung |Jason Chwa |Kevin Hur

1 Introduction Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which suppress immune checkpoint receptor-ligand binding to promote T-cell activation and antitumor immunity [1], have been increasingly utilized in recent years, becoming the standard of care for approximately 8% of head and neck cancers in 2020 [1-3].

Feb 13, 2025 | jamanetwork.com | Joseph Katz |Tyler Gallagher |Ryan Chung |Matthew Lin

Clarification Regarding the Association of Cannabis Use and Head and Neck Cancer To the Editor Gallagher et al1 reported an association between the use of cannabis and the development of head and neck cancer (HNC) with the rationale that cannabis may exert significant inflammatory and carcinogenic effects on the mucosal tissues.

Feb 13, 2025 | jamanetwork.com | Donald Tashkin |Tyler Gallagher |Ryan Chung |Matthew Lin

Clarification Regarding the Association of Cannabis Use and Head and Neck Cancer To the Editor I have concerns regarding the conclusions of Gallagher et al.1 Using data extracted from electronic medical records (EMRs) and databases from 64 US health organizations that covered a 20-year period, the authors created 2 cohorts of patients, 1 with and the other without cannabis-related use disorder based on otherwise similar propensity-matched characteristics, including age, self-reported race and...

Feb 13, 2025 | jamanetwork.com | Tyler Gallagher |Ryan Chung |Matthew Lin

Clarification Regarding the Association of Cannabis Use and Head and Neck Cancer—Reply In Reply Many thanks to Katz and Tashkin for continuing the conversation about cannabis use and head and neck cancer and their critical appraisal of our work.1 Oropharyngeal cancer is unique among the subsites analyzed in our study, being the only one in which human papillomavirus (HPV) is present in most cases of squamous cell carcinoma.2 We suspect that several factors may contribute to the association...