Dr. Yang is a prevention science researcher focused on developing effective, scalable intervention for cancer prevention and control. Her work emphasizes stratification as a central principle of prevention science, moving beyond risk-based models to understand who is most likely to benefit from specific interventions.
Using a transdisciplinary approach, her research program integrates epidemiology, behavioural science, and biological measurement to examine how modern lifestyle factors influence cancer risk and survivorship outcomes. Her program leverages advanced methodologies, including novel biomarker assessment, 24-hour activity monitoring of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep, as well as participatory research approches, to identify modifiable dimensions of daily behaviours and their impact on health.
Dr. Yang collaborates closely with clinical and healthcare teams to design and integrate evidence-based lifestyle interventions across the cancer continuum, including primary prevention, prehabilitation and survivorship.